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
Ancestry of “နွားမ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Burmese | နွား | cow |
| 2 | Old Burmese | နွဟ် | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ŋwa | cattle, ox |