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