Where does “ဝၢၵ်ႈဢူႇ” come from?

ဝၢၵ်ႈဢူႇ (Shan) comes from Burmese ဝက်အူ, from Burmese ဝက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷak — pig.

ဝၢၵ်ႈဢူႇ (Shan): screw

Definitions

  1. screw

Ancestry of “ဝၢၵ်ႈဢူႇ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဝက်အူscrew
2Burmeseဝက်pig; to halve
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanpʷakpig
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷak →Every word from Burmese ဝက် →Every word from Burmese ဝက်အူ →
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