Where does “ရှစ်လ” come from?

ရှစ်လ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ရှစ်, from Old Burmese ရျှတ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-rjat — eight.

ရှစ်လ (Burmese): August used in the context of stating specific dates

Definitions

  1. August used in the context of stating specific dates

Ancestry of “ရှစ်လ”, step by step

ရှစ်လ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ရှစ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseရှစ်eight
2Old Burmeseရျှတ်—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*pV-rjateight

via Burmese လ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလmoon; month
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-rjat →Every word from Old Burmese ရျှတ် →Every word from Burmese ရှစ် →