Where does “*khooŋ” come from?

*khooŋ (Proto-Kuki-Chin) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer koŋ, from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ — fire.

Ancestry of “*khooŋ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerkoŋto bend; to be bent; be bent
2Proto-Athabaskan*qʊ̓nʼfire

Words derived from “*khooŋ”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer koŋ →