Where does “bälunglaingte” come from?

bälunglaingte (Khumi Chin) comes from Khumi Chin bälung, from Proto-Mon-Khmer luŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-luŋ — stone.

bälunglaingte (Khumi Chin): stubborn

Definitions

  1. stubborn

Ancestry of “bälunglaingte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khumi Chinbälungheart
2Proto-Mon-Khmerluŋabove, on
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*rV-luŋstone
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-luŋ →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer luŋ →Every word from Khumi Chin bälung →
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