Where does “*waa” come from?
*waa (Proto-Kuki-Chin) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *waʔ — bird, fowl.
Ancestry of “*waa”, step by step
*waa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Sino-Tibetan *waʔ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *waʔ | bird, fowl |
via Proto-Tibeto-Burman *waʔ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tibeto-Burman | *waʔ | — |