Where does “lu” come from?

lu (Mizo) comes from Proto-Kuki-Chin *luu, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan k-lu.

lu (Mizo): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “lu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kuki-Chin*luu—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetank-lu—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan k-lu →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *luu →
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