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

Definitions

  1. sandstone

Ancestry of “သဲကျောက်”, step by step

သဲကျောက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သဲ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသဲsand
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan(s/z)a-jearth, sand, soil

via Burmese ကျောက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကျောက်stone, rock; jewel; anchor
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