Where does “လိူၼ်ႁူၵ်း” come from?

လိူၼ်ႁူၵ်း (Shan) comes from Shan ႁူၵ်း, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *xrokᴰ¹ˢ, from Proto-Tai krokᴰ, from Old Chinese 六.

လိူၼ်ႁူၵ်း (Shan): sixth month of the Shan lunar calendar

Definitions

  1. sixth month of the Shan lunar calendar

Ancestry of “လိူၼ်ႁူၵ်း”, step by step

လိူၼ်ႁူၵ်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Shan ႁူၵ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanႁူၵ်းsix
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*xrokᴰ¹ˢ—
3Proto-Taikrokᴰsix
4Old Chinese六—

via Shan လိူၼ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanလိူၼ်month
2Proto-Taiɓlɯənᴬmoon; month; moon
Every word from Old Chinese 六 →Every word from Proto-Tai krokᴰ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *xrokᴰ¹ˢ →