Where does “ပူၺ်း” come from?
ပူၺ်း (Shan) comes from Burmese ပွေး, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan bwəj.
ပူၺ်း (Shan): ringworm
Ancestry of “ပူၺ်း”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပွေး | mole; bamboo rat; ringworm |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | bwəj | — |