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

  1. male inhabitant of a village

Ancestry of “ရွာသား”, step by step

ရွာသား traces back through two 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 ရာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseရာhundred
2Old Burmeseရျာ
3Sino-Tibetan*pV-rja(k)
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔEvery word from Old Burmese သဟ်Every word from Burmese သား