Where does “ၶဝ်ႈသႅင်” come from?

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

ၶဝ်ႈသႅင် (Shan): variety of black glutinous rice

Definitions

  1. variety of black glutinous rice

Ancestry of “ၶဝ်ႈသႅင်”, step by step

ၶဝ်ႈသႅင် 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 သႅင်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanသႅင်gem; gemstone; precious stone
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ →Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ →Every word from Shan ၶဝ်ႈ →