Where does “သစ်နက်” come from?

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

သစ်နက် (Burmese): black panther

Definitions

  1. black panther

Ancestry of “သစ်နက်”, step by step

သစ်နက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သစ်

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

via Burmese နက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနက်black; deep; dense
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans-nakblack; evil
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan siŋ ~ sik →Every word from Burmese သစ် →