Where does “သိရှိ” come from?

သိရှိ (Burmese) comes from Burmese သိ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sjəj — to know.

သိရှိ (Burmese): to know be acquainted or familiar with; have knowledge of, come to know

Definitions

  1. to know be acquainted or familiar with; have knowledge of, come to know

Ancestry of “သိရှိ”, step by step

သိရှိ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သိ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသိto know
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*sjəjto know

via Burmese ရ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseရto succeed, manage, be able; to be permitted, be...
2Proto-Austroasiatic*roajfly (insect)
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sjəj →Every word from Burmese သိ →