Where does “မှတ်ထား” come from?

မှတ်ထား (Burmese) comes from Burmese ထား, from Proto-Vietic taʔ.

မှတ်ထား (Burmese): to commit to memory, make a mental note, bear in mind

Definitions

  1. to commit to memory, make a mental note, bear in mind

Ancestry of “မှတ်ထား”, step by step

မှတ်ထား traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ထား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseထားto put
2Proto-Vietictaʔ—

via Burmese မှတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမှတ်remember, keep in mind
Every word from Proto-Vietic taʔ →Every word from Burmese ထား →