Where does “hrik” come from?

hrik (Falam Chin) comes from Proto-Kuki-Chin *hrik, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *srik — louse.

hrik (Falam Chin): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “hrik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kuki-Chin*hrik—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*sriklouse
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *srik →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *hrik →