Where does “kye daw” come from?

kye daw (Jingpho) comes from Burmese ကြေး, from Old Burmese ကြိယ်း, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan grəj — copper.

kye daw (Jingpho): money

Definitions

  1. money

Ancestry of “kye daw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကြေးcopper; brass; bronze
2Old Burmeseကြိယ်း—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetangrəjcopper
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan grəj →Every word from Old Burmese ကြိယ်း →Every word from Burmese ကြေး →