Where does “shei mvng” come from?

shei mvng (Achang) comes from Achang mvng, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k).

shei mvng (Achang): dead body, corpse

Definitions

  1. dead body, corpse

Ancestry of “shei mvng”, step by step

shei mvng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Achang mvng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Achangmvngcorpse
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanmaŋbig; old; elder
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k)—

via Achang shei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Achangsheito die
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*sijto die
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k) →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ →Every word from Achang mvng →