Where does “ၼမ်ႉၼဵင်ႈ” come from?

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

ၼမ်ႉၼဵင်ႈ (Shan): tea

Definitions

  1. tea

Ancestry of “ၼမ်ႉၼဵင်ႈ”, step by step

ၼမ်ႉၼဵင်ႈ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Shan ၼမ်ႉ

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

via Shan ၼဵင်ႈ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၼဵင်ႈtea plant
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ →Every word from Shan ၼမ်ႉ →