Where does “rua” come from?

rua (Mizo) comes from Proto-Kuki-Chin *rua, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-pa — bamboo.

rua (Mizo): bamboo

Definitions

  1. bamboo

Ancestry of “rua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kuki-Chin*rua—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*rV-pabamboo
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-pa →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *rua →