Where does “သားကောင်” come from?

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

သားကောင် (Burmese): game animal, prey

Definitions

  1. game animal, prey

Ancestry of “သားကောင်”, step by step

သားကောင် 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 ကောင်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကောင်body; creature
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ →Every word from Old Burmese သဟ် →Every word from Burmese သား →