Where does “နွားမ” come from?

နွားမ (Burmese) comes from Burmese နွား, from Old Burmese နွဟ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋwa — cattle, ox.

နွားမ (Burmese): cow

Definitions

  1. cow

Ancestry of “နွားမ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနွားcow
2Old Burmeseနွဟ်cow
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanŋwacattle, ox
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋwa →Every word from Old Burmese နွဟ် →Every word from Burmese နွား →