Where does “bä-uimätawngky” come from?

bä-uimätawngky (Khumi Chin) comes from Khumi Chin mätawngky, from Khumi Chin mätawngte — old.

bä-uimätawngky (Khumi Chin): maternal uncle mother's older brother

Definitions

  1. maternal uncle mother's older brother

Ancestry of “bä-uimätawngky”, step by step

bä-uimätawngky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khumi Chin mätawngky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khumi Chinmätawngkyleader
2Khumi Chinmätawngteold

via Khumi Chin pä-ui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khumi Chinpä-uifather-in-law
Every word from Khumi Chin mätawngte →Every word from Khumi Chin mätawngky →