Where does “သံချပ်” come from?

သံချပ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese သံ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan sjam — iron.

သံချပ် (Burmese): mail, chain mail

Definitions

  1. mail, chain mail

Ancestry of “သံချပ်”, step by step

သံချပ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သံ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသံiron; iron nail; envoy, diplomat
2Proto-Sino-Tibetansjamiron

via Burmese ချပ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseချပ်to be flat and thin
2Sino-Tibetan*krap—

Words derived from “သံချပ်”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan sjam →Every word from Burmese သံ →