Where does “သုၼ်” come from?

သုၼ် (Shan) comes from Thai ศูนย์, from Old Khmer ឝូន្យ, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

သုၼ် (Shan): zero

Definitions

  1. zero

Ancestry of “သုၼ်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiศูนย์0; center; nothingness
2Old Khmerឝូន្យ—
3Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH- →Every word from Sanskrit शून्य →Every word from Old Khmer ឝូន្យ →