Where does “သို့မဟုတ်” come from?
သို့မဟုတ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese မ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.
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Ancestry of “သို့မဟုတ်”, step by step
သို့မဟုတ် traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese မ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | မ | not; miss; Alternative form of မယ် |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ma | no, not, negative, not have, none |
via Burmese ဟုတ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဟုတ် | to be true, to be the case, to be so, to be a fact |
via Burmese သို့
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | သို့ | — |