Where does “ချံၚ်” come from?

ချံၚ် (Mon) comes from Burmese ချောင်း, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan kl(j)u(ŋ/k) — river; valley.

ချံၚ် (Mon): to spy used in compound

Definitions

  1. to spy used in compound

Ancestry of “ချံၚ်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseချောင်းcreek, stream, brook, rivulet
2Proto-Sino-Tibetankl(j)u(ŋ/k)river; valley
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan kl(j)u(ŋ/k) →Every word from Burmese ချောင်း →