Where does “သွေးပေါ်” come from?

သွေးပေါ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese သွေး, from Old Burmese သုယ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *swiʔ — blood.

သွေးပေါ် (Burmese): to menstruate

Definitions

  1. to menstruate

Ancestry of “သွေးပေါ်”, step by step

သွေးပေါ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သွေး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသွေးblood
2Old Burmeseသုယ်blood
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*swiʔblood

via Burmese ပေါ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပေါ်to float; be afloat; to surface; to emerge; to...
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *swiʔ →Every word from Old Burmese သုယ် →Every word from Burmese သွေး →