Where does “ၶူၵ်ႉၼမ်ႉ” come from?

ၶူၵ်ႉၼမ်ႉ (Shan) comes from Shan ၼမ်ႉ, from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ — water.

ၶူၵ်ႉၼမ်ႉ (Shan): watermill

Definitions

  1. watermill

Ancestry of “ၶူၵ်ႉၼမ်ႉ”, step by step

ၶူၵ်ႉၼမ်ႉ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Shan ၼမ်ႉ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၼမ်ႉwater; liquid; river
2Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater

via Shan ၶူၵ်ႉ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၶူၵ်ႉmortar, mill
2Proto-Taiɡrokᴰmortar
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ →Every word from Shan ၼမ်ႉ →