Where does “ဝၢၵ်ႈဢူႇ” come from?
ဝၢၵ်ႈဢူႇ (Shan) comes from Burmese ဝက်အူ, from Burmese ဝက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷak — pig.
ဝၢၵ်ႈဢူႇ (Shan): screw
Ancestry of “ဝၢၵ်ႈဢူႇ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Burmese | ဝက်အူ | screw |
| 2 | Burmese | ဝက် | pig; to halve |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | pʷak | pig |