Shan ၸၢႆး

← Ahom 𑜋𑜩 (cognate)

← Lü ᦋᦻ (cognate)

← Lao ຊາຍ (cognate)

← Northern Thai ᨩᩣ᩠ᨿ (cognate)

← Proto-Tai *ʑaːjᴬ (inherited)

← Tai Nüa ᥓᥣᥭᥰ (cognate)

← Thai ชาย (cognate)

← Zhuang sai (cognate)

→ Lü ᦋᦻ (cognate)

→ Burmese စိုင်း (borrowed)

→ Tai Nüa ᥓᥣᥭᥰ (cognate)

→ Thai ชาย (cognate)

→ Zhuang sai (cognate)