Where does “valakivé” come from?

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

valakivé (Hungarian): translative singular of valaki

Definitions

  1. translative singular of valaki

Ancestry of “valakivé”, step by step

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