Where does “သံစဉ်” come from?

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

သံစဉ် (Burmese): scale (of music)

Definitions

  1. scale (of music)

Ancestry of “သံစဉ်”, step by step

သံစဉ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သံ

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

via Burmese စဉ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစဉ်to be flung out
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan sjam →Every word from Burmese သံ →