Where does “သိသာ” come from?

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

သိသာ (Burmese): to be evident, obvious

Definitions

  1. to be evident, obvious

Ancestry of “သိသာ”, step by step

သိသာ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သိ

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

via Burmese သာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသာpleasant
2Proto-Mon-Khmercn₁amyear
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sjəj →Every word from Burmese သိ →