Where does “ချင်ꩻ” come from?

ချင်ꩻ (Pa'o Karen) comes from Burmese ချင်း, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan kjaŋ — ginger.

ချင်ꩻ (Pa'o Karen): Chin ethnicity, language

Definitions

  1. Chin ethnicity, language

Ancestry of “ချင်ꩻ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseချင်းginger; to penetrate; to go through
2Proto-Sino-Tibetankjaŋginger
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan kjaŋ →Every word from Burmese ချင်း →