Where does “baulo bau” come from?

baulo bau (Achang) comes from Achang bau, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *N-pu(k) — worm.

baulo bau (Achang): silkworm

Definitions

  1. silkworm

Ancestry of “baulo bau”, step by step

baulo bau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Achang bau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Achangbauworm
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*N-pu(k)worm

via Achang baulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Achangbaulosilk
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *N-pu(k) →Every word from Achang bau →
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