Where does “လယ်သမား” come from?

လယ်သမား (Burmese) comes from Burmese လယ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *laj — to change.

လယ်သမား (Burmese): paddy farmer

Definitions

  1. paddy farmer

Ancestry of “လယ်သမား”, step by step

လယ်သမား traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese လယ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလယ်paddy field
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*lajto change

via Burmese သမား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသမားparticle suffixed to the name of some trade or...

Words derived from “လယ်သမား”

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