Where does “ဆ့မိၢ်သူ” come from?

ဆ့မိၢ်သူ (S'gaw Karen) comes from S'gaw Karen သူ, from Mon သော် — hairs.

ဆ့မိၢ်သူ (S'gaw Karen): black, traditional Karen upper garment worn by married women

Definitions

  1. black, traditional Karen upper garment worn by married women

Ancestry of “ဆ့မိၢ်သူ”, step by step

ဆ့မိၢ်သူ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via S'gaw Karen သူ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1S'gaw Karenသူblack; to use; to spend
2Monသော်hairs

via S'gaw Karen မိၢ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1S'gaw Karenမိၢ်mother

via S'gaw Karen ဆ့

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1S'gaw Karenဆ့upper garment; garment suspended from the shoulders; e.g., dress, shirt, jacket
Every word from Mon သော် →Every word from S'gaw Karen သူ →