Where does “ruh” come from?

ruh (Mizo) comes from Proto-Kuki-Chin *ruʔ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan rus — bone.

ruh (Mizo): bone; hard; boney

Definitions

  1. bone; hard; boney

Ancestry of “ruh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kuki-Chin*ruʔbone
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanrusbone
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan rus →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *ruʔ →