Where does “သ” come from?
သ (Burmese) comes from Pali su, from Sanskrit सु-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.
သ (Burmese): Sa, the 31st letter of the Burmese alphabet
Definitions
- Sa, the 31st letter of the Burmese alphabet
Ancestry of “သ”, step by step
သ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali su
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | su | good; well |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सु- | good, well |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hsu- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hsu- | good |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |
via Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *sar | to be new, fresh |