Where does “lokal” come from?

lokal (Mizo) comes from Mizo kal, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *kal, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *m-kal ~ *s-gal.

lokal (Mizo): to come

Definitions

  1. to come

Ancestry of “lokal”, step by step

lokal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mizo kal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizokalto go
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*kal—
3Proto-Tibeto-Burman*m-kal ~ *s-gal—

via Mizo lo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MizoloNegative particle; placed after a verb to negate it
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*law—
Every word from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *m-kal ~ *s-gal →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *kal →Every word from Mizo kal →