Where does “ຽື” come from?

ຽື (Khmu) comes from Lao ຊື່, from Proto-Tai ɟɤːᴮ, from Middle Chinese 字 — letter, symbol, character; character.

ຽື (Khmu): to be named

Definitions

  1. to be named

Ancestry of “ຽື”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຊື່name; straight; honest
2Proto-Taiɟɤːᴮname
3Middle Chinese字letter, symbol, character; character
Every word from Middle Chinese 字 →Every word from Proto-Tai ɟɤːᴮ →Every word from Lao ຊື່ →