Where does “pâishūo kêu” come from?

pâishūo kêu (Khiamniungan Naga) comes from Vietnamese kêu, from Proto-Vietic keːw — to call.

pâishūo kêu (Khiamniungan Naga): A trapping device consisting of birdlime applied to a slender stick on tree shoot, used to catch small birds by causing them to become stuck to the adhesive substance when they alight on the branch

Definitions

  1. A trapping device consisting of birdlime applied to a slender stick on tree shoot, used to catch small birds by causing them to become stuck to the adhesive substance when they alight on the branch

Ancestry of “pâishūo kêu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekêuto call, to cry; call
2Proto-Vietickeːwto call
Every word from Proto-Vietic keːw →Every word from Vietnamese kêu →