Where does “sagih” come from?

sagih (Tedim Chin) comes from Proto-Kuki-Chin *sa-riʔ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-ni-s — seven.

sagih (Tedim Chin): seven

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “sagih”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kuki-Chin*sa-riʔ—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans-ni-sseven
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-ni-s →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *sa-riʔ →