Where does “sam” come from?

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

sam (Nga La): hair (of the head)

Definitions

  1. hair (of the head)

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 →