Where does “သတ်မှတ်” come from?

သတ်မှတ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese သတ်, from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *C-sat, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat.

သတ်မှတ် (Burmese): to fix (place, date, time, etc), demarcate

Definitions

  1. to fix (place, date, time, etc), demarcate

Ancestry of “သတ်မှတ်”, step by step

သတ်မှတ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသတ်to kill
2Proto-Lolo-Burmese*C-sat—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*g/b-sat—

via Burmese မှတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမှတ်remember, keep in mind
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat →Every word from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *C-sat →Every word from Burmese သတ် →