Where does “nula” come from?

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

nula (Mizo): young woman

Definitions

  1. young woman

Ancestry of “nula”, step by step

nula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mizo la

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizolato take
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*laa—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerləʔ—

via Mizo nu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizonumother
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*nuu—
3Proto-Tibeto-Burman*n(y)u—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ləʔ →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *laa →Every word from Mizo la →
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