Where does “lungngai” come from?

lungngai (Mizo) comes from Mizo lung, from Proto-Mon-Khmer luŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-luŋ — stone.

lungngai (Mizo): sad

Definitions

  1. sad

Ancestry of “lungngai”, step by step

lungngai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mizo lung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizolungstone, rock
2Proto-Mon-Khmerluŋabove, on
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*rV-luŋstone

via Mizo ngai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizongaito yearn, long for
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*ŋaay—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-luŋ →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer luŋ →Every word from Mizo lung →
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