Where does “deng” come from?

deng (Jingpho) comes from Burmese တိုင်း, from Mon ဍုၚ် — town, city.

deng (Jingpho): mile

Definitions

  1. mile

Ancestry of “deng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတိုင်းto measure, gauge, compare
2Monဍုၚ်town, city
Every word from Mon ဍုၚ် →Every word from Burmese တိုင်း →