Where does “valamelyest” come from?

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

valamelyest (Hungarian): somewhat

Definitions

  1. somewhat

Ancestry of “valamelyest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvalamelysome; some person, someone
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 Proto-Kuki-Chin *waa →