Where does “hpi” come from?

hpi (Jingpho) comes from Shan ၽီ, from Proto-Tai priːᴬ — spirit.

hpi (Jingpho): demon

Definitions

  1. demon

Ancestry of “hpi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၽီghost
2Proto-Taipriːᴬspirit
Every word from Proto-Tai priːᴬ →Every word from Shan ၽီ →