Where does “ဆင်ခေါင်းပဲ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ဆင်ခေါင်းပဲ”, step by step

ဆင်ခေါင်းပဲ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဆင်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဆင်elephant; a piece, which moves like a bishop,...
2Proto-Lolo-Burmesetsaŋelephant
3Proto-Tai*ɟaːŋꟲelephant
4Middle Chinese象elephant; image, resemblance
5Old Chinese象elephant

via Burmese ခေါင်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseခေါင်းhead; coffin; cavity
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan(g/k)uŋhole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part

via Burmese ပဲ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပဲpea, bean, legume, pulse; anna
Every word from Old Chinese 象 →Every word from Middle Chinese 象 →Every word from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ →