Where does “ᥓᥣᥒᥳ” come from?

ᥓᥣᥒᥳ (Tai Nüa) comes from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ, from Middle Chinese 象, from Old Chinese 象 — elephant.

ᥓᥣᥒᥳ (Tai Nüa): elephant

Definitions

  1. elephant

Ancestry of “ᥓᥣᥒᥳ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tai*ɟaːŋꟲelephant
2Middle Chinese象elephant; image, resemblance
3Old Chinese象elephant
Every word from Old Chinese 象 →Every word from Middle Chinese 象 →Every word from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ →