Where does “သတိထား” come from?

သတိထား (Burmese) comes from Burmese သတိ, from Pali sati, from Sanskrit स्मृति — remembrance, reminiscence, thinking of or upon (+locative or compound), memory, calling to mind.

သတိထား (Burmese): to be careful, be cautious

Definitions

  1. to be careful, be cautious

Ancestry of “သတိထား”, step by step

သတိထား traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သတိ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသတိmindfulness, attentiveness, caution (warning word)
2Palisatimemory, recognition, consciousness; intentness of...
3Sanskritस्मृतिremembrance, reminiscence, thinking of or upon (+locative or compound), memory, calling to mind

via Burmese ထား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseထားto put
2Proto-Vietictaʔ—
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