Where does “hlêpru” come from?

hlêpru (Mizo) comes from Mizo hlêp, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *hlep, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan lep — butterfly.

hlêpru (Mizo): to embezzle, engage in corruption

Definitions

  1. to embezzle, engage in corruption

Ancestry of “hlêpru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizohlêpto cut off (for harvesting etc.)
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*hlep—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanlepbutterfly
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan lep →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *hlep →Every word from Mizo hlêp →