Where does “nausên” come from?

nausên (Mizo) comes from Mizo nau, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaaw.

nausên (Mizo): baby, infant

Definitions

  1. baby, infant

Ancestry of “nausên”, step by step

nausên traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mizo nau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizonauchild
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*ŋaaw—

via Mizo sên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizosênred
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*shen—
Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaaw →Every word from Mizo nau →