Where does “သဵၼ်ႈတၢင်း” come from?

သဵၼ်ႈတၢင်း (Shan) comes from Shan တၢင်း, from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ², from Middle Chinese 唐.

သဵၼ်ႈတၢင်း (Shan): road, route

Definitions

  1. road, route

Ancestry of “သဵၼ်ႈတၢင်း”, step by step

သဵၼ်ႈတၢင်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Shan တၢင်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanတၢင်းway between two places, road
2Proto-Southwestern Taidaːŋᴬ²road; way
3Middle Chinese唐—

via Shan သဵၼ်ႈ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanသဵၼ်ႈline; thread; splinter
2Proto-Taiselᶜ—
Every word from Middle Chinese 唐 →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ² →Every word from Shan တၢင်း →