Where does “bäjösesi” come from?

bäjösesi (Khumi Chin) comes from Khumi Chin bäjö, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *yuu, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan b-jəw-n ~ bwəj — rat, bamboo rat; rabbit, hare.

bäjösesi (Khumi Chin): shrew

Definitions

  1. shrew

Ancestry of “bäjösesi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khumi Chinbäjörat
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*yuu—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanb-jəw-n ~ bwəjrat, bamboo rat; rabbit, hare
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan b-jəw-n ~ bwəj →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *yuu →Every word from Khumi Chin bäjö →