Where does “ၵွင်ႈၾႆး” come from?

ၵွင်ႈၾႆး (Shan) comes from Shan ၾႆး, from Proto-Tai wɤjᴬ — fire.

ၵွင်ႈၾႆး (Shan): flintlock

Definitions

  1. flintlock

Ancestry of “ၵွင်ႈၾႆး”, step by step

ၵွင်ႈၾႆး traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Shan ၾႆး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၾႆးfire
2Proto-Taiwɤjᴬfire

via Shan ၵွင်ႈ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၵွင်ႈtube, pipe, gun
Every word from Proto-Tai wɤjᴬEvery word from Shan ၾႆး