Where does “sakei” come from?

sakei (Mizo) comes from Mizo kei, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *kaj ~ kaj-maʔ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ka — which; like; "diectic"; "interrogative"; word;...

sakei (Mizo): a large feline, such as

Definitions

  1. a large feline, such as

Ancestry of “sakei”, step by step

sakei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mizo kei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MizokeiI; me
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*kaj ~ kaj-maʔ—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetankawhich; like; "diectic"; "interrogative"; word;...

via Mizo sa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizosato make, prepare
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ka →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *kaj ~ kaj-maʔ →Every word from Mizo kei →