Where does “Myingyan” come from?

Myingyan (English) comes from Burmese မြင်းခြံ, from Burmese မြင်း, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-m-raŋ ~ s-raŋ — horse.

Ancestry of “Myingyan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမြင်းခြံ—
2Burmeseမြင်းhorse; knight
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*k-m-raŋ ~ s-raŋhorse
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-m-raŋ ~ s-raŋ →Every word from Burmese မြင်း →Every word from Burmese မြင်းခြံ →