Where does “hkyam sa” come from?

hkyam sa (Jingpho) comes from Burmese ချမ်းသာ, from Burmese သာ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cn₁am — year.

hkyam sa (Jingpho): to rest

Definitions

  1. to rest

Ancestry of “hkyam sa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseချမ်းသာto be rich; be wealthy; be well-to-do; be well off
2Burmeseသာpleasant
3Proto-Mon-Khmercn₁amyear
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cn₁am →Every word from Burmese သာ →Every word from Burmese ချမ်းသာ →