Where does “Khun” come from?

Khun (English) comes from Burmese ခွန်, from Shan ၶုၼ်, from Middle Chinese 君.

Khun (English): surname of Meitei origin

Definitions

  1. surname of Meitei origin

Ancestry of “Khun”, step by step

Khun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ခွန်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseခွန်}} tax
2Shanၶုၼ်prince; ruler; nobleman
3Middle Chinese君—

via Manipuri ꯈꯨꯟ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manipuriꯈꯨꯟvillage
Every word from Middle Chinese 君 →Every word from Shan ၶုၼ် →Every word from Burmese ခွန် →
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