Where does “valakiké” come from?

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

Ancestry of “valakiké”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvalakiknominative plural of valaki
2Hungarianvalakisomebody, someone; abbreviated as vki
3Hungarianvala-some-
4Zouva̋bird
5Proto-Kuki-Chin*waa
6Proto-Sino-Tibetan*waʔbird, fowl
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *waʔEvery word from Hungarian vala-Every word from Hungarian valaki