Where does “kȁngva̋” come from?

kȁngva̋ (Zou) comes from Zou va̋, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *waa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *waʔ — bird, fowl.

kȁngva̋ (Zou): swan

Definitions

  1. swan

Ancestry of “kȁngva̋”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zouva̋bird
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*waa—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*waʔbird, fowl

Words derived from “kȁngva̋”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *waʔ →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *waa →Every word from Zou va̋ →
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