Where does “wa·a” come from?

wa·a (Garo) comes from Proto-Bodo-Garo *bwa², from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-pa — bamboo.

wa·a (Garo): bamboo

Definitions

  1. bamboo

Ancestry of “wa·a”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bodo-Garo*bwa²—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*rV-pabamboo
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-pa →Every word from Proto-Bodo-Garo *bwa² →
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