Where does “မႃႉ” come from?

မႃႉ (Shan) comes from Burmese မ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.

မႃႉ (Shan): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “မႃႉ”, step by step

မႃႉ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမnot; miss; Alternative form of မယ်
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanmano, not, negative, not have, none

via Proto-Tai *maːꟲ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tai*maːꟲhorse
2Middle Chinese馬—

Words derived from “မႃႉ”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma →Every word from Burmese မ →