Where does “ပူ” come from?

ပူ (Shan) comes from Proto-Southwestern Tai puːᴬ¹, from Proto-Tai pɯwᴬ — crab.

ပူ (Shan): crab

Definitions

  1. crab

Ancestry of “ပူ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Southwestern Taipuːᴬ¹crab
2Proto-Taipɯwᴬcrab
Every word from Proto-Tai pɯwᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai puːᴬ¹ →