Where does “တွင်းလႅင်” come from?
တွင်းလႅင် (Shan) comes from Shan လႅင်, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdɛːŋᴬ³, from Proto-Tai *C̥.dwiːŋᴬ.
တွင်းလႅင် (Shan): copper
Definitions
- copper
Ancestry of “တွင်းလႅင်”, step by step
တွင်းလႅင် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Shan လႅင်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shan | လႅင် | red |
| 2 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | *ˀdɛːŋᴬ³ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | *C̥.dwiːŋᴬ | — |