Where does “သစ်ကျုတ်” come from?

သစ်ကျုတ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese သစ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan siŋ ~ sik — tree; wood.

သစ်ကျုတ် (Burmese): cheetah

Definitions

  1. cheetah

Ancestry of “သစ်ကျုတ်”, step by step

သစ်ကျုတ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သစ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသစ်wood, timber; new; leopard
2Proto-Sino-Tibetansiŋ ~ siktree; wood

via Burmese ကျုတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကျုတ်—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan siŋ ~ sik →Every word from Burmese သစ် →