Where does “*luu” come from?
*luu (Proto-Kuki-Chin) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan k-lu.
Ancestry of “*luu”, step by step
*luu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Sino-Tibetan k-lu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | k-lu | — |
via Proto-Sino-Tibetan *qV-luʔ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *qV-luʔ | head |