Where does “lasăma” come from?

lasăma (Jingpho) comes from Burmese လက်သမား, from Burmese လက်, from Old Burmese လက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-lak — hand.

lasăma (Jingpho): carpenter

Definitions

  1. carpenter

Ancestry of “lasăma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလက်သမားcarpenter
2Burmeseလက်arm; hand
3Old Burmeseလက်
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tV-lakhand
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-lak