Where does “valaha” come from?
valaha (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vala-, from Zou va̋, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *waa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *waʔ.
valaha (Hungarian): once, formerly, long ago, a long time ago, used...
Definitions
- once, formerly, long ago, a long time ago, used...
Ancestry of “valaha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | vala- | some- |
| 2 | Zou | va̋ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Kuki-Chin | *waa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *waʔ | — |