Where does “ဆင်ဝင်” come from?

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

ဆင်ဝင် (Burmese): portico, porch

Definitions

  1. portico, porch

Ancestry of “ဆင်ဝင်”, step by step

ဆင်ဝင် 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 ဝင်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဝင်to enter
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*waŋto come

Words derived from “ဆင်ဝင်”

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