Where does “သတင်းမေး” come from?
သတင်းမေး (Burmese) comes from Burmese မေး, from Sino-Tibetan *s/r-m(u/i/ja)l.
သတင်းမေး (Burmese): to inquire, ask after
Definitions
- to inquire, ask after
Ancestry of “သတင်းမေး”, step by step
သတင်းမေး traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese မေး
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | မေး | to ask |
| 2 | Sino-Tibetan | *s/r-m(u/i/ja)l | — |
via Burmese သတင်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | သတင်း | news |