Where does “မႂ်ႇသုင်” come from?

မႂ်ႇသုင် (Shan) comes from Shan သုင်, from Proto-Southwestern Tai suːŋᴬ¹ — high.

မႂ်ႇသုင် (Shan): hello, used as a greeting

Definitions

  1. hello, used as a greeting

Ancestry of “မႂ်ႇသုင်”, step by step

မႂ်ႇသုင် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Shan သုင်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanသုင်tall
2Proto-Southwestern Taisuːŋᴬ¹high

via Shan မႂ်ႇ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanမႂ်ႇnew
Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai suːŋᴬ¹ →Every word from Shan သုင် →