Where does “လၢၵ်ႈသမႃး” come from?
လၢၵ်ႈသမႃး (Shan) comes from Burmese လက်သမား, from Burmese လက်, from Old Burmese လက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-lak.
လၢၵ်ႈသမႃး (Shan): carpenter
Ancestry of “လၢၵ်ႈသမႃး”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Burmese | လက်သမား | carpenter |
| 2 | Burmese | လက် | arm; hand |
| 3 | Old Burmese | လက် | — |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *tV-lak | — |