Where does “khawsik” come from?

khawsik (Mizo) comes from Mizo khua, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *khua.

khawsik (Mizo): malaria

Definitions

  1. malaria

Ancestry of “khawsik”, step by step

khawsik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mizo khua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizokhuatown, village, city
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*khua—

via Proto-Turkic sik-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicsik-to copulate; penis; to copulate
Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *khua →Every word from Mizo khua →