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Where does “သိပ်းၵဝ်ႈ” come from?

သိပ်းၵဝ်ႈ (Shan) comes from Shan ၵဝ်ႈ, from Proto-Tai *kɤwꟲ, from Middle Chinese 九, from Old Chinese 九, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d/s-kəw — nine.

သိပ်းၵဝ်ႈ (Shan): nineteen

Definitions

  1. nineteen

Ancestry of “သိပ်းၵဝ်ႈ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၵဝ်ႈnine
2Proto-Tai*kɤwꟲ—
3Middle Chinese九—
4Old Chinese九—
5Proto-Sino-Tibetand/s-kəwnine
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