Where does “khat” come from?

khat (Nga La) comes from Proto-Kuki-Chin *khat, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kat.

khat (Nga La): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “khat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kuki-Chin*khat—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*kat—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kat →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *khat →
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