Where does “သဲကျောက်” come from?
သဲကျောက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese သဲ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (s/z)a-j — earth, sand, soil.
သဲကျောက် (Burmese): sandstone
Ancestry of “သဲကျောက်”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Burmese | သဲ | sand |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | (s/z)a-j | earth, sand, soil |