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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tibeto-Burman*pwak
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanpʷakpig

Words derived from “*bwak

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷakEvery word from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *pwak
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