Where does “မျက်နှာသစ်” come from?

မျက်နှာသစ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese မျက်နှာ, from Burmese မျက်-, from Burmese မျက်စိ — eye.

မျက်နှာသစ် (Burmese): to wash or clean one's face

Definitions

  1. to wash or clean one's face

Ancestry of “မျက်နှာသစ်”, step by step

မျက်နှာသစ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မျက်နှာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမျက်နှာface
2Burmeseမျက်-pertaining to the eyes
3Burmeseမျက်စိeye

via Burmese သစ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသစ်wood, timber; new; leopard
2Proto-Sino-Tibetansiŋ ~ siktree; wood
Every word from Burmese မျက်စိ →Every word from Burmese မျက်- →Every word from Burmese မျက်နှာ →