Where does “ပီ” come from?
ပီ (Shan) comes from Proto-Southwestern Tai *piːᴬ¹, from Proto-Tai piːᴬ — year.
ပီ (Shan): year; banana blossom
Ancestry of “ပီ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | *piːᴬ¹ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | piːᴬ | year |