Where does “လောင်စာ” come from?

လောင်စာ (Burmese) comes from Burmese စာ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsa ~ za — child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives;...

လောင်စာ (Burmese): inflammable material

Definitions

  1. inflammable material

Ancestry of “လောင်စာ”, step by step

လောင်စာ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese စာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစာwriting; letter; written language
2Proto-Sino-Tibetantsa ~ zachild, son, offspring; grandson; relatives;...

via Burmese လောင်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလောင်to burn, be burnt
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsa ~ zaEvery word from Burmese စာ