Where does “Kokang” come from?

Kokang (English) comes from Burmese ကိုးကန့်, from Shan ၵဝ်ႈ, from Proto-Tai *kɤwꟲ, from Middle Chinese 九, from Old Chinese 九, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d/s-kəw — nine.

Ancestry of “Kokang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကိုးကန့်Kokang region in the northern part of Shan State, Burma
2Shanၵဝ်ႈnine
3Proto-Tai*kɤwꟲnine
4Middle Chinese九—
5Old Chinese九—
6Proto-Sino-Tibetand/s-kəwnine
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d/s-kəw →Every word from Old Chinese 九 →Every word from Middle Chinese 九 →