Where does “လမ်းသရဲ” come from?

လမ်းသရဲ (Burmese) comes from Burmese လမ်း, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan lam — road, way, path.

လမ်းသရဲ (Burmese): hooligan

Definitions

  1. hooligan

Ancestry of “လမ်းသရဲ”, step by step

လမ်းသရဲ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese လမ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလမ်းroad way for travel, street, pathway
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanlamroad, way, path

via Burmese သရဲ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသရဲghost
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan lam →Every word from Burmese လမ်း →