Where does “kei” come from?
kei (Tedim Chin) comes from Proto-Kuki-Chin *kay ~ kay-maʔ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ka — which; like; "diectic"; "interrogative"; word;...
Ancestry of “kei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Kuki-Chin | *kay ~ kay-maʔ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ka | which; like; "diectic"; "interrogative"; word;... |