Where does “tla” come from?

tla (Mizo) comes from Proto-Kuki-Chin *klaa, from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ — tiger.

tla (Mizo): to fall (move from one height to a lower height)

Definitions

  1. to fall (move from one height to a lower height)

Ancestry of “tla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kuki-Chin*klaa—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerklaʔtiger
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *klaa →