Where does “nufalucem” come from?

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

nufalucem (Volapük): attic (room), garret

Definitions

  1. attic (room), garret

Ancestry of “nufalucem”, step by step

nufalucem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Volapük nufa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapüknufagenitive singular of nuf; of the roof
2Mizonumother
3Proto-Kuki-Chin*nuu—
4Proto-Tibeto-Burman*n(y)u—

via Volapük lucem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapüklucem—
Every word from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *n(y)u →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *nuu →Every word from Mizo nu →