Where does “khawpui” come from?

khawpui (Mizo) comes from Mizo -pui, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *puy.

khawpui (Mizo): capital city

Definitions

  1. capital city

Ancestry of “khawpui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizo-puiAugmentative suffix
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*puy—
Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *puy →Every word from Mizo -pui →