Where does “မိသားစု” come from?

မိသားစု (Burmese) comes from Burmese သား, from Old Burmese သဟ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ — child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece.

မိသားစု (Burmese): family; household

Definitions

  1. family; household

Ancestry of “မိသားစု”, step by step

မိသားစု traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသားson; meat, flesh
2Old Burmeseသဟ်son
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tsəʔchild, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece

via Burmese မိ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမိmother; a title used by Mon women; a title used...
2Monမိmother

via Burmese စု

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစုto group
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔEvery word from Old Burmese သဟ်Every word from Burmese သား