Where does “berapä-ai” come from?
berapä-ai (Khumi Chin) comes from Khumi Chin bera, from Bengali ভেড়া, from Prakrit *𑀪𑁂𑀟, from Sanskrit भेड्र — sheep, ram.
berapä-ai (Khumi Chin): ram
Definitions
- ram
Ancestry of “berapä-ai”, step by step
berapä-ai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khumi Chin bera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khumi Chin | bera | sheep |
| 2 | Bengali | ভেড়া | sheep |
| 3 | Prakrit | *𑀪𑁂𑀟 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | भेड्र | sheep, ram |
via Khumi Chin äpä-ai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khumi Chin | äpä-ai | father |