←
Pa'o Karen လစ်ꩻ (cognate)
←
Proto-Karen *lwiᴬ (inherited)
←
S'gaw Karen လွံၢ် (cognate)
←
Western Kayah ꤜꤝꤟꤤ꤭ (cognate)
←
Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-ləj (inherited)
→
Pa'o Karen လစ်ꩻ (cognate)
→
S'gaw Karen လွံၢ် (cognate)
→
Western Kayah ꤜꤝꤟꤤ꤭ (cognate)