Where does “la bir” come from?

la bir (Mizo) comes from Mizo la, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *laa, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ləʔ.

la bir (Mizo): to take seriously

Definitions

  1. to take seriously

Ancestry of “la bir”, step by step

la bir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mizo la

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizolato take
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*laa
3Proto-Mon-Khmerləʔ

via Mizo bir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizobirto swoop
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ləʔEvery word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *laaEvery word from Mizo la