Where does “ထွင်ႇ” come from?
ထွင်ႇ (Shan) comes from Burmese ထောင်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-toŋ — thousand.
ထွင်ႇ (Shan): prison, jail
Ancestry of “ထွင်ႇ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Burmese | ထောင် | prison; to stand; to set up |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-toŋ | thousand |