Where does “မသာ” come from?

မသာ (Burmese) comes from Burmese မ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.

မသာ (Burmese): corpse

Definitions

  1. corpse

Ancestry of “မသာ”, step by step

မသာ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမnot; miss; Alternative form of မယ်
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanmano, not, negative, not have, none

via Burmese သာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသာpleasant
2Proto-Mon-Khmercn₁amyear
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma →Every word from Burmese မ →