Where does “ဝန်ထမ်း” come from?

ဝန်ထမ်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese ထမ်း, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tam — to talk, to speak.

ဝန်ထမ်း (Burmese): public service personnel

Definitions

  1. public service personnel

Ancestry of “ဝန်ထမ်း”, step by step

ဝန်ထမ်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ထမ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseထမ်းto carry on the shoulder
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tamto talk, to speak

via Burmese ဝန်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဝန်burden; load
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tam →Every word from Burmese ထမ်း →