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