Where does “ၶဝ်ႈမုၼ်း” come from?

ၶဝ်ႈမုၼ်း (Shan) comes from Shan ၶဝ်ႈ, from Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ — husked rice.

ၶဝ်ႈမုၼ်း (Shan): bread; cake; cookie

Definitions

  1. bread; cake; cookie

Ancestry of “ၶဝ်ႈမုၼ်း”, step by step

ၶဝ်ႈမုၼ်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Shan ၶဝ်ႈ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၶဝ်ႈto enter; rice
2Proto-Tai*C̬.qawꟲrice
3Proto-Austroasiatic*rŋkoːʔhusked rice

via Shan မုၼ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanမုၼ်းbread, cake
2Burmeseမုန့်snack
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ →Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ →Every word from Shan ၶဝ်ႈ →