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Where does “-သား” come from?

-သား (Burmese) comes from Burmese သား, from Old Burmese သဟ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ.

-သား (Burmese): male resident, inhabitant, or member of

Definitions

  1. male resident, inhabitant, or member of

Ancestry of “-သား”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသားson; meat, flesh
2Old Burmeseသဟ်—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tsəʔ—

Words derived from “-သား”

  • ကျောင်းသား
  • အညာသား
  • နိုင်ငံသား
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