Where does “valaha” come from?

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

valaha (Hungarian): once, formerly, long ago, a long time ago, used...

Definitions

  1. once, formerly, long ago, a long time ago, used...

Ancestry of “valaha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvala-some-
2Zouva̋bird
3Proto-Kuki-Chin*waa
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*waʔbird, fowl
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *waʔEvery word from Hungarian vala-Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *waa