Where does “sava-” come from?

sava- (Finnish) comes from Mizo va, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *waa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *waʔ — bird, fowl.

Ancestry of “sava-”, step by step

sava- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mizo va

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizovabird (only found in compounds)
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*waa—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*waʔbird, fowl

via Mizo sa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizosato make, prepare

Words derived from “sava-”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *waʔ →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *waa →Every word from Mizo va →