Where does “သစ်ပင်” come from?
သစ်ပင် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ပင်, from Sanskrit वृक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wr̥ṭṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wr̥ćšás — tree.
သစ်ပင် (Burmese): tree
Ancestry of “သစ်ပင်”, step by step
သစ်ပင် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ပင်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပင် | plant; trees; tree |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वृक्ष | a tree, any tree bearing visible flowers and... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wr̥ṭṣás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wr̥ćšás | tree |
via Burmese သစ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Burmese | သစ် | wood, timber; new; leopard |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | siŋ ~ sik | tree; wood |