Where does “ၵႆႇၼမ်ႉ” come from?

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

ၵႆႇၼမ်ႉ (Shan): water fowl

Definitions

  1. water fowl

Ancestry of “ၵႆႇၼမ်ႉ”, step by step

ၵႆႇၼမ်ႉ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Shan ၵႆႇ

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

via Shan ၼမ်ႉ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၼမ်ႉwater; liquid; river
2Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater
Every word from Middle Chinese 雞 →Every word from Proto-Tai kajᴮ →Every word from Shan ၵႆႇ →