Where does “zirlai naupang” come from?

zirlai naupang (Mizo) comes from Mizo naupang, from Mizo nau, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaaw.

zirlai naupang (Mizo): schoolchild

Definitions

  1. schoolchild

Ancestry of “zirlai naupang”, step by step

zirlai naupang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mizo naupang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizonaupangchild (young human)
2Mizonauchild
3Proto-Kuki-Chin*ŋaaw—

via Mizo zirlai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizozirlailesson, material to learn
2Mizolai—
Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaaw →Every word from Mizo nau →Every word from Mizo naupang →