Where does “ၵႆႇၸၢင်ႉ” come from?

ၵႆႇၸၢင်ႉ (Shan) comes from Shan ၵႆႇ, from Proto-Tai kajᴮ, from Middle Chinese 雞.

ၵႆႇၸၢင်ႉ (Shan): turkey

Definitions

  1. turkey

Ancestry of “ၵႆႇၸၢင်ႉ”, step by step

ၵႆႇၸၢင်ႉ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Shan ၵႆႇ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၵႆႇchicken
2Proto-Taikajᴮchicken
3Middle Chinese雞—

via Shan ၸၢင်ႉ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၸၢင်ႉelephant
2Proto-Taiɟaːŋᶜelephant
Every word from Middle Chinese 雞 →Every word from Proto-Tai kajᴮ →Every word from Shan ၵႆႇ →
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