Where does “ဆင်” come from?

ဆင် (Burmese) comes from Proto-Lolo-Burmese tsaŋ, from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ, from Middle Chinese 象, from Old Chinese 象 — elephant.

ဆင် (Burmese): elephant; a piece, which moves like a bishop,...

Definitions

  1. elephant; a piece, which moves like a bishop,...

Ancestry of “ဆင်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Lolo-Burmesetsaŋelephant
2Proto-Tai*ɟaːŋꟲelephant
3Middle Chineseelephant; image, resemblance
4Old Chineseelephant

Words derived from “ဆင်

Every word from Old Chinese Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ