Where does “khâwng” come from?

khâwng (Mizo) comes from Proto-Kuki-Chin *khooŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer koŋ, from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ — fire.

khâwng (Mizo): to beat, strike, hit

Definitions

  1. to beat, strike, hit

Ancestry of “khâwng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kuki-Chin*khooŋ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkoŋto bend; to be bent; be bent
3Proto-Athabaskan*qʊ̓nʼfire
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer koŋ →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *khooŋ →