Where does “bälungsite” come from?

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

bälungsite (Khumi Chin): sad

Definitions

  1. sad

Ancestry of “bälungsite”, step by step

bälungsite 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 Proto-Finno-Ugric site-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugricsite-—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-luŋ →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer luŋ →Every word from Khumi Chin bälung →