Where does “akal” come from?

akal (Zou) comes from Zou kal, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *kal, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *m-kal ~ *s-gal.

akal (Zou): climber

Definitions

  1. climber

Ancestry of “akal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zoukalto climb
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*kal—
3Proto-Tibeto-Burman*m-kal ~ *s-gal—
Every word from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *m-kal ~ *s-gal →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *kal →Every word from Zou kal →