Where does “poro” come from?

poro (Nyishi) comes from Proto-Tani rok, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan k-rak — chicken, fowl.

poro (Nyishi): fowl, chicken or cock

Definitions

  1. fowl, chicken or cock

Ancestry of “poro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tanirok—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetank-rakchicken, fowl
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan k-rak →Every word from Proto-Tani rok →