Where does “သွားရည်” come from?

သွားရည် (Burmese) comes from Burmese သွား, from Sino-Tibetan *sV-wa.

သွားရည် (Burmese): saliva

Definitions

  1. saliva

Ancestry of “သွားရည်”, step by step

သွားရည် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သွား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသွားtooth; to go
2Sino-Tibetan*sV-wa—

via Burmese ရည်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseရည်liquid, fluid; to aim

Words derived from “သွားရည်”

Every word from Sino-Tibetan *sV-wa →Every word from Burmese သွား →