Where does “စ” come from?

စ (Mon) comes from Thai เจ้า, from Proto-Tai *ɕɤwꟲ, from Middle Chinese 主.

စ (Mon): to eat; to live on, to live; to divide

Definitions

  1. to eat; to live on, to live; to divide

Ancestry of “စ”, step by step

စ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เจ้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเจ้าgod; deity; guardian spirit; tutelary deity;...
2Proto-Tai*ɕɤwꟲmaster, owner
3Middle Chinese主—

via Old Mon စောဝ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Monစောဝ်—
2Proto-Mon-Khmercuuʔgrandchild

via Proto-Mon-Khmer caʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmercaʔto eat
Every word from Middle Chinese 主 →Every word from Proto-Tai *ɕɤwꟲ →Every word from Thai เจ้า →