Where does “ဝက်သားမျှစ်ချဉ်” come from?

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

ဝက်သားမျှစ်ချဉ် (Burmese): pork cooked with fermented bamboo shoots

Definitions

  1. pork cooked with fermented bamboo shoots

Ancestry of “ဝက်သားမျှစ်ချဉ်”, step by step

ဝက်သားမျှစ်ချဉ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဝက်သား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဝက်သားpork
2Burmeseသားson; meat, flesh
3Old Burmeseသဟ်son
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tsəʔchild, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece

via Burmese မျှစ်ချဉ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမျှစ်ချဉ်fermented bamboo shoot
2Burmeseချဉ်sour; acid; to turn sour; acid
3Old Burmeseချန်
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔEvery word from Old Burmese သဟ်Every word from Burmese သား