Where does “သေတမ်းစာ” come from?

သေတမ်းစာ (Burmese) comes from Burmese သေ, from Burmese လှည့် — to turn move around an axis through itself, go or move around something, spin.

သေတမ်းစာ (Burmese): last will and testament, testament, will

Definitions

  1. last will and testament, testament, will

Ancestry of “သေတမ်းစာ”, step by step

သေတမ်းစာ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သေ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသေto die; dead
2Burmeseလှည့်to turn move around an axis through itself, go or move around something, spin

via Burmese စာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစာwriting; letter; written language
2Proto-Sino-Tibetantsa ~ zachild, son, offspring; grandson; relatives;...

via Burmese တမ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတမ်းto put on record
Every word from Burmese လှည့်Every word from Burmese သေ