Where does “သိပ်းႁူၵ်း” come from?

သိပ်းႁူၵ်း (Shan) comes from Shan ႁူၵ်း, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *xrokᴰ¹ˢ, from Proto-Tai krokᴰ, from Old Chinese 六.

သိပ်းႁူၵ်း (Shan): sixteen

Definitions

  1. sixteen

Ancestry of “သိပ်းႁူၵ်း”, step by step

သိပ်းႁူၵ်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Shan ႁူၵ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanႁူၵ်းsix
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*xrokᴰ¹ˢ—
3Proto-Taikrokᴰsix
4Old Chinese六—

via Shan သိပ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanသိပ်းten
2Middle Chinese十—
Every word from Old Chinese 六 →Every word from Proto-Tai krokᴰ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *xrokᴰ¹ˢ →