Where does “ၵွင်ႈၾႆးမႃႉ” come from?

ၵွင်ႈၾႆးမႃႉ (Shan) comes from Shan မႃႉ, from Burmese မ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.

ၵွင်ႈၾႆးမႃႉ (Shan): pistol

Definitions

  1. pistol

Ancestry of “ၵွင်ႈၾႆးမႃႉ”, step by step

ၵွင်ႈၾႆးမႃႉ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Shan မႃႉ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanမႃႉhorse
2Burmeseမnot; miss; Alternative form of မယ်
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanmano, not, negative, not have, none

via Shan ၾႆး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၾႆးfire
2Proto-Taiwɤjᴬfire

via Shan ၵွင်ႈ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၵွင်ႈtube, pipe, gun
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma →Every word from Burmese မ →Every word from Shan မႃႉ →