Where does “သစ်ငုတ်” come from?

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

သစ်ငုတ် (Burmese): tree stump

Definitions

  1. tree stump

Ancestry of “သစ်ငုတ်”, step by step

သစ်ငုတ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သစ်

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

via Burmese ငုတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseငုတ်stump (of tree), stake, picket
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan siŋ ~ sik →Every word from Burmese သစ် →