Where does “inva” come from?

inva (Finnish) comes from Zou va̋, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *waa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *waʔ — bird, fowl.

Ancestry of “inva”, step by step

inva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zou va̋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zouva̋bird
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*waa—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*waʔbird, fowl

via Zou ín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zouínhouse
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *waʔ →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *waa →Every word from Zou va̋ →