Where does “sam” come from?

sam (Mizo) comes from Proto-Kuki-Chin *sham, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (t)sam — hair.

sam (Mizo): hair; antenna; easy, simple

Definitions

  1. hair; antenna; easy, simple

Ancestry of “sam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kuki-Chin*sham—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan(t)samhair
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (t)sam →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *sham →