Where does “valaki” come from?

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

valaki (Hungarian): somebody, someone; abbreviated as vki

Definitions

  1. somebody, someone; abbreviated as vki

Ancestry of “valaki”, step by step

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

Words derived from “valaki”

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