Where does “ဆင်စွယ်” come from?

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

ဆင်စွယ် (Burmese): elephant's tusk, ivory

Definitions

  1. elephant's tusk, ivory

Ancestry of “ဆင်စွယ်”, step by step

ဆင်စွယ် 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 စွယ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစွယ်canine tooth, eyetooth; fang; tusk
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*mV-tswajtooth, tusk
Every word from Old Chinese 象 →Every word from Middle Chinese 象 →Every word from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ →