Where does “bâwng la” come from?

bâwng la (Mizo) comes from Mizo la, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *laa, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ləʔ.

bâwng la (Mizo): heifer

Definitions

  1. heifer

Ancestry of “bâwng la”, step by step

bâwng la traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mizo la

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizolato take
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*laa
3Proto-Mon-Khmerləʔ

via Mizo bâwng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizobâwngcattle
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ləʔEvery word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *laaEvery word from Mizo la