Where does “သူပြောငါပြော” come from?
သူပြောငါပြော (Burmese) comes from Burmese ငါ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa — five.
သူပြောငါပြော (Burmese): gossip; hearsay
Definitions
- gossip; hearsay
Ancestry of “သူပြောငါပြော”, step by step
သူပြောငါပြော traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ငါ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ငါ | I, me |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ŋa | I |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | l/b-ŋa | five |
via Burmese သူ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | သူ | he; she; it |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | su ~ s-lu | who; indefinite pronoun; remote third-person... |
via Burmese ပြော
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပြော | to speak, say, utter, narrate, tell, relate |