Where does “ဝက်သား” come from?

ဝက်သား (Burmese) comes from Burmese သား, from Old Burmese သဟ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ — child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece.

ဝက်သား (Burmese): pork

Definitions

  1. pork

Ancestry of “ဝက်သား”, step by step

ဝက်သား traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသားson; meat, flesh
2Old Burmeseသဟ်son
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tsəʔchild, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece

via Burmese ဝက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဝက်pig; to halve
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanpʷakpig

Words derived from “ဝက်သား”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ →Every word from Old Burmese သဟ် →Every word from Burmese သား →