Where does “wak” come from?

wak (Garo) comes from Proto-Bodo-Garo *bwak, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *pwak, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷak — pig.

wak (Garo): pig, swine

Definitions

  1. pig, swine

Ancestry of “wak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bodo-Garo*bwak—
2Proto-Tibeto-Burman*pwak—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanpʷakpig
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷak →Every word from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *pwak →Every word from Proto-Bodo-Garo *bwak →