Where does “vala-” come from?

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

vala- (Hungarian): some-

Definitions

  1. some-

Ancestry of “vala-”, step by step

vala- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zou va̋

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

via Zou lâ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zoulâ—

Words derived from “vala-”

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