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Where does “*bwak” come from?
*bwak (Proto-Bodo-Garo) comes from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *pwak, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷak — pig.
Ancestry of “*bwak”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Tibeto-Burman
*pwak
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2
Proto-Sino-Tibetan
pʷak
pig
Words derived from “*bwak”
wak
wak
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷak →
Every word from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *pwak →
*bwak — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer