Where does “valahány” come from?

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

valahány (Hungarian): some; all; some number of

Definitions

  1. some; all; some number of

Ancestry of “valahány”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvala-some-
2Zouva̋bird
3Proto-Kuki-Chin*waa—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*waʔbird, fowl

Words derived from “valahány”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *waʔ →Every word from Hungarian vala- →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *waa →