Where does “wu” come from?

wu (Achang) comes from Proto-Loloish wa², from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-pʷal — snow; ice; frost; hail.

wu (Achang): bamboo

Definitions

  1. bamboo

Ancestry of “wu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Loloishwa²snow
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans-pʷalsnow; ice; frost; hail
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-pʷal →Every word from Proto-Loloish wa² →