Where does “bälungsate” come from?

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

bälungsate (Khumi Chin): patient

Definitions

  1. patient

Ancestry of “bälungsate”, step by step

bälungsate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khumi Chin bälung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khumi Chinbälungheart
2Proto-Mon-Khmerluŋabove, on
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*rV-luŋstone

via Khumi Chin sate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khumi Chinsateto do
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-luŋ →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer luŋ →Every word from Khumi Chin bälung →