Where does “nam man” come from?

nam man (Jingpho) comes from Shan ၼမ်ႉမဵၼ်, from Shan ၼမ်ႉ, from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ — water.

nam man (Jingpho): petroleum, gasoline

Definitions

  1. petroleum, gasoline

Ancestry of “nam man”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၼမ်ႉမဵၼ်petroleum, gasoline
2Shanၼမ်ႉwater; liquid; river
3Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ →Every word from Shan ၼမ်ႉ →Every word from Shan ၼမ်ႉမဵၼ် →