Where does “သမက်” come from?

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

သမက် (Burmese): son-in-law

Definitions

  1. son-in-law

Ancestry of “သမက်”, step by step

သမက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသားson; meat, flesh
2Old Burmeseသဟ်son
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tsəʔchild, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece

via Burmese မက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမက်to be overly fond of, covet, crave, desire
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*d-maqarmy
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ →Every word from Old Burmese သဟ် →Every word from Burmese သား →