Where does “မသိမသာ” come from?

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

မသိမသာ (Burmese): imperceptibly, unnoticeably, unobtrusively, obliquely

Definitions

  1. imperceptibly, unnoticeably, unobtrusively, obliquely

Ancestry of “မသိမသာ”, step by step

မသိမသာ 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 သာ

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