Where does “တီႈ” come from?

တီႈ (Shan) comes from Proto-Tai diːᴮ, from Middle Chinese 地.

တီႈ (Shan): place, situation, area, region

Definitions

  1. place, situation, area, region

Ancestry of “တီႈ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taidiːᴮplace, ground
2Middle Chinese地—
Every word from Middle Chinese 地 →Every word from Proto-Tai diːᴮ →
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