Where does “ဆင်ခြင်” come from?

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

ဆင်ခြင် (Burmese): to consider

Definitions

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Ancestry of “ဆင်ခြင်”, step by step

ဆင်ခြင် traces back through two 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 ခြင်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseခြင်mosquito; to measure
2Proto-Sino-Tibetankraŋmosquito
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanglaŋox; elephant; poplar
Every word from Old Chinese 象 →Every word from Middle Chinese 象 →Every word from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ →