Where does “အိမ်စာ” come from?
အိမ်စာ (Burmese) comes from Burmese စာ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsa ~ za — child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives;...
အိမ်စာ (Burmese): the house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Definitions
- the house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Ancestry of “အိမ်စာ”, step by step
အိမ်စာ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese စာ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | စာ | writing; letter; written language |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | tsa ~ za | child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives;... |
via Burmese အိမ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | အိမ် | house |
| 2 | Sino-Tibetan | *k-jim ~ k-jum | — |