Where does “သံပြိုင်” come from?

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

သံပြိုင် (Burmese): chorus

Definitions

  1. chorus

Ancestry of “သံပြိုင်”, step by step

သံပြိုင် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သံ

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

via Burmese ပြိုင်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပြိုင်to compete, vie, rival
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan sjam →Every word from Burmese သံ →