Where does “ၵွၵ်းငိုၼ်း” come from?
ၵွၵ်းငိုၼ်း (Shan) comes from Shan ငိုၼ်း, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋɯənᴬ⁴, from Middle Chinese 銀, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur — silver.
ၵွၵ်းငိုၼ်း (Shan): silver cup
Definitions
- silver cup
Ancestry of “ၵွၵ်းငိုၼ်း”, step by step
ၵွၵ်းငိုၼ်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Shan ငိုၼ်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shan | ငိုၼ်း | silver |
| 2 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | *ŋɯənᴬ⁴ | — |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 銀 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur | silver |
via Shan ၵွၵ်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shan | ၵွၵ်း | cup, bowl, small vessel, concavity |