Where does “kaikuang” come from?

kaikuang (Mizo) comes from Proto-Kuki-Chin *kaay ~ ŋaay-kuaŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d-k(j)aːj — crab.

kaikuang (Mizo): lobster, water prawn

Definitions

  1. lobster, water prawn

Ancestry of “kaikuang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kuki-Chin*kaay ~ ŋaay-kuaŋ—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetand-k(j)aːjcrab
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d-k(j)aːj →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *kaay ~ ŋaay-kuaŋ →