Where does “*C-makᴸ” come from?

*C-makᴸ (Proto-Loloish) comes from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *makᴸ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-maq — army.

Ancestry of “*C-makᴸ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Lolo-Burmese*makᴸ—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*d-maqarmy
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-maq →Every word from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *makᴸ →