Where does “chawlhkâr” come from?

chawlhkâr (Mizo) comes from Mizo châwl, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *tsool.

chawlhkâr (Mizo): week

Definitions

  1. week

Ancestry of “chawlhkâr”, step by step

chawlhkâr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mizo châwl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizochâwlto rest
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*tsool—

via Mizo kâr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizokârto step
Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *tsool →Every word from Mizo châwl →