Where does “ၵွၵ်းၶမ်း” come from?

ၵွၵ်းၶမ်း (Shan) comes from Shan ၶမ်း, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣamᴬ⁴, from Old Chinese 金.

ၵွၵ်းၶမ်း (Shan): gold cup

Definitions

  1. gold cup

Ancestry of “ၵွၵ်းၶမ်း”, step by step

ၵွၵ်းၶမ်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Shan ၶမ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၶမ်းgold
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ɣamᴬ⁴—
3Old Chinese金—

via Shan ၵွၵ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၵွၵ်းcup, bowl, small vessel, concavity
Every word from Old Chinese 金 →