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
- elephant; a piece, which moves like a bishop,...
Ancestry of “ဆင်”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Lolo-Burmese | tsaŋ | elephant |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | *ɟaːŋꟲ | — |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 象 | elephant; image, resemblance |
| 4 | Old Chinese | 象 | elephant |