Where does “လူသတ်သမား” come from?

လူသတ်သမား (Burmese) comes from Burmese သတ်, from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *C-sat, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat.

လူသတ်သမား (Burmese): murderer

Definitions

  1. murderer

Ancestry of “လူသတ်သမား”, step by step

လူသတ်သမား traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသတ်to kill
2Proto-Lolo-Burmese*C-sat—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*g/b-sat—

via Burmese လူ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလူman human being, person
2Burmeseလmoon; month

via Burmese သမား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသမားparticle suffixed to the name of some trade or...
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat →Every word from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *C-sat →Every word from Burmese သတ် →