Where does “သံလမ်း” come from?

သံလမ်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese လမ်း, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan lam — road, way, path.

သံလမ်း (Burmese): railway, railroad

Definitions

  1. railway, railroad

Ancestry of “သံလမ်း”, step by step

သံလမ်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese လမ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလမ်းroad way for travel, street, pathway
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanlamroad, way, path

via Burmese သံ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသံiron; iron nail; envoy, diplomat
2Proto-Sino-Tibetansjamiron
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan lam →Every word from Burmese လမ်း →