Where does “Tatmadaw” come from?
Tatmadaw (English) comes from Burmese တပ်မတော်, from Burmese တပ်မ, from Burmese မ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.
Ancestry of “Tatmadaw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Burmese | တပ်မတော် | army |
| 2 | Burmese | တပ်မ | — |
| 3 | Burmese | မ | not; miss; Alternative form of မယ် |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ma | no, not, negative, not have, none |