Where does “dawng khawn” come from?

dawng khawn (Jingpho) comes from Burmese တံခွန်, from Burmese ခွန်, from Shan ၶုၼ်, from Middle Chinese 君.

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Ancestry of “dawng khawn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတံခွန်pennant, penon
2Burmeseခွန်}} tax
3Shanၶုၼ်prince; ruler; nobleman
4Middle Chinese君—
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