Where does “Lolo-Burmese” come from?

Lolo-Burmese (English) comes from English Burmese, from English -ese, from Middle English -eys, from Old French -eis, from Late Latin -iscus.

Lolo-Burmese (English): A branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China and Vietnam

Definitions

  1. A branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China and Vietnam

Ancestry of “Lolo-Burmese”, step by step

Lolo-Burmese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Burmese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBurmeseOf or relating to Burma or its people or...
2English-eseUsed to form adjectives and nouns describing...
3Middle English-eysAlternative form of -esse
4Old French-eisused to form nationalities; used to form names of...
5Late Latin-iscus

via English Lolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLolothe Yi people
Every word from Late Latin -iscusEvery word from English -eseEvery word from Old French -eis
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