Where does “သစ်ခွ” come from?

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

သစ်ခွ (Burmese): orchid

Definitions

  1. orchid

Ancestry of “သစ်ခွ”, step by step

သစ်ခွ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သစ်

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

via Burmese ခွ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseခွfork (of a road, tree, etc.)

Words derived from “သစ်ခွ”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan siŋ ~ sik →Every word from Burmese သစ် →