Where does “ၼမ်ႉမဵၼ်” come from?

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

ၼမ်ႉမဵၼ် (Shan): petroleum, gasoline

Definitions

  1. petroleum, gasoline

Ancestry of “ၼမ်ႉမဵၼ်”, step by step

ၼမ်ႉမဵၼ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Shan ၼမ်ႉ

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

via Shan မဵၼ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanမဵၼ်—

Words derived from “ၼမ်ႉမဵၼ်”

Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ →Every word from Shan ၼမ်ႉ →