Where does “သိပ်းသွင်” come from?
သိပ်းသွင် (Shan) comes from Shan သွင်, from Proto-Tai soːŋᴬ, from Middle Chinese 雙.
သိပ်းသွင် (Shan): twelve
Ancestry of “သိပ်းသွင်”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Shan | သွင် | two |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | soːŋᴬ | — |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 雙 | — |