Where does “သၢင်ႇဝၢင်ႇ” come from?

သၢင်ႇဝၢင်ႇ (Shan) comes from Burmese ဆင်ဝင်, from Burmese ဆင်, from Proto-Lolo-Burmese tsaŋ, from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ, from Middle Chinese 象, from Old Chinese 象 — elephant.

သၢင်ႇဝၢင်ႇ (Shan): portico or porch of a monastery

Definitions

  1. portico or porch of a monastery

Ancestry of “သၢင်ႇဝၢင်ႇ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဆင်ဝင်portico, porch
2Burmeseဆင်elephant; a piece, which moves like a bishop,...
3Proto-Lolo-Burmesetsaŋelephant
4Proto-Tai*ɟaːŋꟲelephant
5Middle Chinese象elephant; image, resemblance
6Old Chinese象elephant
Every word from Old Chinese 象 →Every word from Middle Chinese 象 →Every word from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ →