Where does “ၵူၺ်ႈသူမ်ႈ” come from?

ၵူၺ်ႈသူမ်ႈ (Shan) comes from Shan ၵူၺ်ႈ, from Proto-Tai *kluəjꟲ — banana.

ၵူၺ်ႈသူမ်ႈ (Shan): slightly sour banana

Definitions

  1. slightly sour banana

Ancestry of “ၵူၺ်ႈသူမ်ႈ”, step by step

ၵူၺ်ႈသူမ်ႈ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Shan ၵူၺ်ႈ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၵူၺ်ႈbanana
2Proto-Tai*kluəjꟲbanana

via Shan သူမ်ႈ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanသူမ်ႈsour; acid
Every word from Proto-Tai *kluəjꟲEvery word from Shan ၵူၺ်ႈ