Where does “မိူင်းတႆး” come from?

မိူင်းတႆး (Shan) comes from Shan မိူင်း, from Proto-Tai mɯəŋᴬ — township.

Ancestry of “မိူင်းတႆး”, step by step

မိူင်းတႆး traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Shan မိူင်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanမိူင်းcountry; city
2Proto-Taimɯəŋᴬtownship

via Shan တႆး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ShanတႆးShan or Tai
Every word from Proto-Tai mɯəŋᴬEvery word from Shan မိူင်း