Where does “khēutsūm” come from?

khēutsūm (Khiamniungan Naga) comes from Khiamniungan Naga khēu — grapple.

khēutsūm (Khiamniungan Naga): skull; the main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible

Definitions

  1. skull; the main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible

Ancestry of “khēutsūm”, step by step

khēutsūm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khiamniungan Naga khēu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khiamniungan Nagakhēugrapple

via Khiamniungan Naga tsūm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khiamniungan Nagatsūma numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine
Every word from Khiamniungan Naga khēu