Where does “valamikbe” come from?

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

valamikbe (Hungarian): illative plural of valami

Definitions

  1. illative plural of valami

Ancestry of “valamikbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvalamisomething
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 valami →