Where does “လက်ရွေးစင်” come from?

လက်ရွေးစင် (Burmese) comes from Burmese လက်ရွေး, from Burmese လက်, from Old Burmese လက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-lak — hand.

လက်ရွေးစင် (Burmese): selected, choice, elite

Definitions

လက်ရွေးစင် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Burmese	လက်ရွေး	selected or handpicked people or things
2	Burmese	လက်	arm; hand
3	Old Burmese	လက်	—
4	Proto-Sino-Tibetan	*tV-lak	hand

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Burmese	စင်	platform, dais, podium, stage; rack attached to a...
2	Proto-Sino-Tibetan	(t)s(j)aŋ	clear; pure; clean; clean; pure; clear