Where does “မသိပါဘူး” come from?

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

မသိပါဘူး (Burmese): I don't know

Definitions

  1. I don't know

Ancestry of “မသိပါဘူး”, step by step

မသိပါဘူး traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မ

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

via Burmese သိ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသိto know
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*sjəjto know

via Burmese ပါ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပါto be with, be together with, hold, be present, be in
2Monၐု—
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