Where does “Kengtung” come from?

Kengtung (English) comes from Shan ၵဵင်းတုင်, from Shan ၵဵင်း, from Middle Chinese 城.

Kengtung (English): A former Shan state in eastern Burma

Definitions

  1. A former Shan state in eastern Burma

Ancestry of “Kengtung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၵဵင်းတုင်Kengtung
2Shanၵဵင်းcity
3Middle Chinese城—
Every word from Middle Chinese 城 →Every word from Shan ၵဵင်း →Every word from Shan ၵဵင်းတုင် →