Where does “*khwa” come from?

*khwa (Proto-Otomian) comes from Proto-Oto-Pamean *khoa, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kʷa, from Middle Chinese 瓜.

*khwa (Proto-Otomian): rabbit

Definitions

  1. rabbit

Ancestry of “*khwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oto-Pamean*khoa—
2Proto-Uto-Aztecankʷacoyote
3Middle Chinese瓜—

Words derived from “*khwa”

Every word from Middle Chinese 瓜 →Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kʷa →Every word from Proto-Oto-Pamean *khoa →