Where does “kâng chhia” come from?

kâng chhia (Mizo) comes from Mizo chhia, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *tshia.

kâng chhia (Mizo): to burn down

Definitions

  1. to burn down

Ancestry of “kâng chhia”, step by step

kâng chhia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mizo chhia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizochhiabad
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*tshia—

via Mizo kâng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizokângto burn, be on fire
2Proto-Turkickaŋfather
Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *tshia →Every word from Mizo chhia →