Where does “ၸမုင်ႇၼၢၵ်ႈ” come from?

ၸမုင်ႇၼၢၵ်ႈ (Shan) comes from Burmese စမုန်နက်, from Burmese နက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-nak — black; evil.

ၸမုင်ႇၼၢၵ်ႈ (Shan): black anise, Nigella sativa

Definitions

  1. black anise, Nigella sativa

Ancestry of “ၸမုင်ႇၼၢၵ်ႈ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစမုန်နက်black caraway, also known as black cumin or small fennel (Nigella sativa)
2Burmeseနက်black; deep; dense
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-nakblack; evil
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-nak →Every word from Burmese နက် →Every word from Burmese စမုန်နက် →