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