Where does “kawng” come from?

kawng (Mizo) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer koŋ, from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ — fire.

kawng (Mizo): road, path

Definitions

  1. road, path

Ancestry of “kawng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerkoŋto bend; to be bent; be bent
2Proto-Athabaskan*qʊ̓nʼfire
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer koŋ →