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Where does “nufa” come from?

nufa (Volapük) comes from Mizo nu, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *nuu, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *n(y)u.

nufa (Volapük): genitive singular of nuf; of the roof

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of nuf; of the roof

Ancestry of “nufa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizonu—
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*nuu—
3Proto-Tibeto-Burman*n(y)u—

Words derived from “nufa”

  • disnufaspadäd
  • nufalucem
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