Where does “grong” come from?

grong (Garo) comes from Proto-Bodo-Garo *kroŋ¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/ɡ-(r)wa-ŋ/k/t.

grong (Garo): horn, antler

Definitions

  1. horn, antler

Ancestry of “grong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bodo-Garo*kroŋ¹—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*m/ɡ-(r)wa-ŋ/k/t—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/ɡ-(r)wa-ŋ/k/t →Every word from Proto-Bodo-Garo *kroŋ¹ →