Where does “သံတော်ဆင့်” come from?
သံတော်ဆင့် (Burmese) comes from Burmese သံ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan sjam — iron.
သံတော်ဆင့် (Burmese): herald, officer of the court who received and transmitted the king's orders
Definitions
- herald, officer of the court who received and transmitted the king's orders
Ancestry of “သံတော်ဆင့်”, step by step
သံတော်ဆင့် traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese သံ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | သံ | iron; iron nail; envoy, diplomat |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | sjam | iron |
via Burmese တော်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | တော် | clever, skillful; enough, sufficient; denotes... |
| 2 | Burmese | တွက် | to do or work out arithmetical sums; solve... |
via Burmese ဆင့်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဆင့် | to put one on top of the other, pile up, stack up |