Where does “ၵႆႇၽူႈ” come from?

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

ၵႆႇၽူႈ (Shan): cock, rooster

Definitions

  1. cock, rooster

Ancestry of “ၵႆႇၽူႈ”, step by step

ၵႆႇၽူႈ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Shan ၵႆႇ

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

via Shan ၽူႈ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၽူႈman; person; individual
Every word from Middle Chinese 雞 →Every word from Proto-Tai kajᴮ →Every word from Shan ၵႆႇ →