Where does “wak” come from?
wak (Atong (India)) comes from Proto-Bodo-Garo *bwak, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *pwak, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷak — pig.
wak (Atong (India)): pig
Ancestry of “wak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Bodo-Garo | *bwak | — |
| 2 | Proto-Tibeto-Burman | *pwak | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | pʷak | pig |