Where does “valahogyan” come from?

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

valahogyan (Hungarian): somehow

Definitions

  1. somehow

Ancestry of “valahogyan”, step by step

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