Where does “သင်္ဘောသား” come from?

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

သင်္ဘောသား (Burmese): sailor, seaman

Definitions

sailor, seaman

Ancestry of “သင်္ဘောသား”, step by step

သင်္ဘောသား traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သား

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Burmese	သား	son; meat, flesh
2	Old Burmese	သဟ်	son
3	Proto-Sino-Tibetan	*tsəʔ	child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece

via Burmese သင်္ဘော

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Burmese	သင်္ဘော	ship; vessel; papaya; pawpaw

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