Where does “သား” come from?

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

သား (Burmese): son; meat, flesh

Definitions

  1. son; meat, flesh

Ancestry of “သား”, step by step

သား traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Burmese သဟ်

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

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan sja-n

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetansja-nmeat, flesh, body, animal

Words derived from “သား”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ →Every word from Old Burmese သဟ် →
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