Where does “သီဟသူ” come from?

သီဟသူ (Burmese) comes from Burmese သီဟ, from Pali sīha, from Sanskrit सिंह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós-.

သီဟသူ (Burmese): a Burmese royal title

Definitions

  1. a Burmese royal title

Ancestry of “သီဟသူ”, step by step

သီဟသူ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သီဟ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသီဟlion
2Palisīhalion
3Sanskritसिंहthe lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;...
4Proto-Indo-Aryansinźʰás—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniansinȷ́ʰáslion
6Proto-Indo-European*sinǵʰós-—

via Burmese သူ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသူhe; she; it
2Proto-Sino-Tibetansu ~ s-luwho; indefinite pronoun; remote third-person...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás →