Where does “သေးသေးတင်” come from?

သေးသေးတင် (Burmese) comes from Burmese တင်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tVŋ — upper part; rise; raise; top; summit.

သေးသေးတင် (Burmese): name of the Burmese diacritic ံ

Definitions

  1. name of the Burmese diacritic ံ

Ancestry of “သေးသေးတင်”, step by step

သေးသေးတင် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese တင်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတင်buttocks; hips; to put upon, place upon; to...
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tVŋupper part; rise; raise; top; summit

via Burmese သေး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသေးsmall
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tVŋEvery word from Burmese တင်
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