Where does “မၢၵ်ႇၼင်” come from?

မၢၵ်ႇၼင် (Shan) comes from Shan ၼင်, from Proto-Tai ʰnaŋᴬ — skin.

မၢၵ်ႇၼင် (Shan): soccer ball

Definitions

  1. soccer ball

Ancestry of “မၢၵ်ႇၼင်”, step by step

မၢၵ်ႇၼင် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Shan ၼင်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၼင်skin
2Proto-Taiʰnaŋᴬskin

via Shan မၢၵ်ႇ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanမၢၵ်ႇfruit
2Proto-Taiʰmaːkᴰfruit
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰnaŋᴬEvery word from Shan ၼင်