Where does “အောက်သား” come from?

အောက်သား (Burmese) comes from Burmese -သား, from Burmese သား, from Old Burmese သဟ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ — child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece.

အောက်သား (Burmese): person from Lower Myanmar

Definitions

  1. person from Lower Myanmar

Ancestry of “အောက်သား”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmese-သားmale resident, inhabitant, or member of
2Burmeseသားson; meat, flesh
3Old Burmeseသဟ်son
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tsəʔchild, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔEvery word from Old Burmese သဟ်Every word from Burmese သား