Where does “သူၣ်” come from?

သူၣ် (S'gaw Karen) comes from Proto-Karen *swɨnᴮ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m-sin — liver; bitter; bile.

သူၣ် (S'gaw Karen): head louse

Definitions

  1. head louse

Ancestry of “သူၣ်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Karen*swɨnᴮ—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanm-sinliver; bitter; bile

Words derived from “သူၣ်”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m-sin →Every word from Proto-Karen *swɨnᴮ →