Where does “ၵွၵ်းလဵၵ်း” come from?

ၵွၵ်းလဵၵ်း (Shan) comes from Shan လဵၵ်း, from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ, from Proto-Tai ʰlekᴰ, from Old Chinese 鐵.

ၵွၵ်းလဵၵ်း (Shan): iron cup

Definitions

  1. iron cup

Ancestry of “ၵွၵ်းလဵၵ်း”, step by step

ၵွၵ်းလဵၵ်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Shan လဵၵ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanလဵၵ်းiron
2Proto-Southwestern Taiʰlekᴰ¹ˢiron
3Proto-Taiʰlekᴰiron
4Old Chinese鐵—

via Shan ၵွၵ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၵွၵ်းcup, bowl, small vessel, concavity
Every word from Old Chinese 鐵 →Every word from Proto-Tai ʰlekᴰ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ →