Where does “khatna” come from?

khatna (Zou) comes from Zou khàt, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *khat, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kat.

khatna (Zou): to be first

Definitions

  1. to be first

Ancestry of “khatna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zoukhàtone
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*khat—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*kat—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kat →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *khat →Every word from Zou khàt →