Where does “မႃႉၼမ်ႉ” come from?

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

မႃႉၼမ်ႉ (Shan): hippopotamus

Definitions

  1. hippopotamus

Ancestry of “မႃႉၼမ်ႉ”, step by step

မႃႉၼမ်ႉ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Shan မႃႉ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanမႃႉhorse
2Burmeseမnot; miss; Alternative form of မယ်
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanmano, not, negative, not have, none

via Shan ၼမ်ႉ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၼမ်ႉwater; liquid; river
2Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma →Every word from Burmese မ →Every word from Shan မႃႉ →