Where does “သံတမန်” come from?

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

သံတမန် (Burmese): diplomat; envoy

Definitions

  1. diplomat; envoy

Ancestry of “သံတမန်”, step by step

သံတမန် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သံ

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

via Burmese တမန်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတမန်courier; messenger
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan sjam →Every word from Burmese သံ →