Where does “hkawng lawng” come from?

hkawng lawng (Jingpho) comes from Burmese ခေါင်းလောင်း, from Burmese ခေါင်း, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ — hole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part.

hkawng lawng (Jingpho): bell

Definitions

  1. bell

Ancestry of “hkawng lawng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseခေါင်းလောင်းbell
2Burmeseခေါင်းhead; coffin; cavity
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan(g/k)uŋhole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ →Every word from Burmese ခေါင်း →Every word from Burmese ခေါင်းလောင်း →