Where does “hmangaih” come from?

hmangaih (Mizo) comes from Mizo ngai, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaay.

hmangaih (Mizo): to love

Definitions

  1. to love

Ancestry of “hmangaih”, step by step

hmangaih traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mizo ngai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizongaito yearn, long for
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*ŋaay

via Mizo hma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizohma
Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaayEvery word from Mizo ngai