Where does “ᦌᦻ” come from?
ᦌᦻ (Lü) comes from Proto-Southwestern Tai zaːjᴬ, from Proto-Tai zwɯəjᴬ, from Old Chinese 沙.
ᦌᦻ (Lü): sand
Ancestry of “ᦌᦻ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | zaːjᴬ | sand |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | zwɯəjᴬ | sand |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 沙 | — |