Where does “သက်သာရာ” come from?

သက်သာရာ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ရာ, from Old Burmese ရျာ, from Sino-Tibetan *pV-rja(k).

သက်သာရာ (Burmese): }} respite, relief (from pain or pressure of work)

Definitions

  1. }} respite, relief (from pain or pressure of work)

Ancestry of “သက်သာရာ”, step by step

သက်သာရာ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ရာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseရာhundred
2Old Burmeseရျာ—
3Sino-Tibetan*pV-rja(k)—

via Burmese သက်သာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသက်သာto be relieved, be better
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *pV-rja(k) →Every word from Old Burmese ရျာ →Every word from Burmese ရာ →