Where does “guk” come from?

guk (Tedim Chin) comes from Proto-Kuki-Chin *ruk, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d-k-ruk — six.

guk (Tedim Chin): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “guk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kuki-Chin*ruk—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetand-k-ruksix
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d-k-ruk →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *ruk →