Where does “မြှင့်တင်” come from?

မြှင့်တင် (Burmese) comes from Burmese မြှင့်, from Burmese မြင့်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m-raŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-taŋ — to see, to look.

မြှင့်တင် (Burmese): to raise, elevate

Definitions

  1. to raise, elevate

Ancestry of “မြှင့်တင်”, step by step

မြှင့်တင် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မြှင့်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမြှင့်to raise, elevate
2Burmeseမြင့်tall, high
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanm-raŋhigh; long
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*mV-taŋto see, to look

via Burmese တင်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတင်buttocks; hips; to put upon, place upon; to...
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tVŋupper part; rise; raise; top; summit
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-taŋ →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m-raŋ →Every word from Burmese မြင့် →