Where does “တၢင်းႁူႉ” come from?

တၢင်းႁူႉ (Shan) comes from Shan တၢင်း, from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ², from Middle Chinese 唐.

တၢင်းႁူႉ (Shan): knowledge, perception, intellect

Definitions

  1. knowledge, perception, intellect

Ancestry of “တၢင်းႁူႉ”, step by step

တၢင်းႁူႉ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Shan တၢင်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanတၢင်းway between two places, road
2Proto-Southwestern Taidaːŋᴬ²road; way
3Middle Chinese唐—

via Shan ႁူႉ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanႁူႉto know
2Proto-Tai*rɯːwꟲ—
Every word from Middle Chinese 唐 →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ² →Every word from Shan တၢင်း →