Where does “Kyaingtong” come from?

Kyaingtong (English) comes from Burmese ကျိုင်းတုံ, from Shan ၵဵင်းတုင်, from Shan ၵဵင်း, from Middle Chinese 城.

Kyaingtong (English): formerly known as Kengtung

Definitions

  1. formerly known as Kengtung

Ancestry of “Kyaingtong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကျိုင်းတုံKengtung former state
2Shanၵဵင်းတုင်Kengtung
3Shanၵဵင်းcity
4Middle Chinese城—
Every word from Middle Chinese 城 →Every word from Shan ၵဵင်း →Every word from Shan ၵဵင်းတုင် →