Where does “ရွာသား” come from?
ရွာသား (Burmese) comes from Burmese သား, from Old Burmese သဟ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ — child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece.
ရွာသား (Burmese): male inhabitant of a village
Definitions
- male inhabitant of a village
Ancestry of “ရွာသား”, step by step
ရွာသား traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese သား
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | သား | son; meat, flesh |
| 2 | Old Burmese | သဟ် | son |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *tsəʔ | child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece |
via Burmese ရာ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ရာ | hundred |
| 2 | Old Burmese | ရျာ | — |
| 3 | Sino-Tibetan | *pV-rja(k) | — |