Where does “nupa” come from?

nupa (Mizo) comes from Mizo nu, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *nuu, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *n(y)u.

nupa (Mizo): married couple; husband and wife collectively

Definitions

  1. married couple; husband and wife collectively

Ancestry of “nupa”, step by step

nupa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mizo nu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizonumother
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*nuu—
3Proto-Tibeto-Burman*n(y)u—

via Mizo pa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizopafather, stepfather
Every word from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *n(y)u →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *nuu →Every word from Mizo nu →