Where does “သန္ဓေသား” come from?

သန္ဓေသား (Burmese) comes from Burmese -သား, from Burmese သား, from Old Burmese သဟ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ — child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece.

သန္ဓေသား (Burmese): embryo; foetus

Definitions

  1. embryo; foetus

Ancestry of “သန္ဓေသား”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmese-သားmale resident, inhabitant, or member of
2Burmeseသားson; meat, flesh
3Old Burmeseသဟ်son
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tsəʔchild, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ →Every word from Old Burmese သဟ် →Every word from Burmese သား →