Where does “lakhuihthei” come from?

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

lakhuihthei (Mizo): pineapple (fruit of Ananas comosus)

Definitions

  1. pineapple (fruit of Ananas comosus)

Ancestry of “lakhuihthei”, step by step

lakhuihthei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mizo lakhuih

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizolakhuihscrew pine (Pandanus sp.)
2Mizolato take
3Proto-Kuki-Chin*laa—
4Proto-Mon-Khmerləʔ—

via Mizo thei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizotheican, may, be able to
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ləʔ →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *laa →Every word from Mizo la →