Where does “lakhuih” come from?

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

lakhuih (Mizo): screw pine (Pandanus sp.)

Definitions

  1. screw pine (Pandanus sp.)

Ancestry of “lakhuih”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lakhuih”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ləʔ →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *laa →Every word from Mizo la →