Where does “lawng” come from?

lawng (Jingpho) comes from Burmese လောင်း, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m-lawŋ — boat.

lawng (Jingpho): stake

Definitions

  1. stake

Ancestry of “lawng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလောင်းto pour, water (something)
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanm-lawŋboat
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m-lawŋ →Every word from Burmese လောင်း →
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