Where does “သုတ်သင်” come from?

သုတ်သင် (Burmese) comes from Burmese သုတ်, from Pali sutta, from Sanskrit सूत्र, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

သုတ်သင် (Burmese): to clear, to purge

Definitions

  1. to clear, to purge

Ancestry of “သုတ်သင်”, step by step

သုတ်သင် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သုတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသုတ်to wipe; to spread; to paint; to be waft
2Palisuttathread, string
3Sanskritसूत्रthread, yarn, string, line, cord, wire; a...
4Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew

via Burmese သင်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသင်august personage
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