Where does “အပ်ချုပ်သမား” come from?

အပ်ချုပ်သမား (Burmese) comes from Burmese အပ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-qəp — needle.

အပ်ချုပ်သမား (Burmese): tailor

Definitions

  1. tailor

Ancestry of “အပ်ချုပ်သမား”, step by step

အပ်ချုပ်သမား traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese အပ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseအပ်needle implement for sewing etc
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tV-qəpneedle

via Burmese ချုပ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseချုပ်to sew; to confine, to detain; to control, to...

via Burmese သမား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသမားparticle suffixed to the name of some trade or...
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-qəp