Where does “kimkhat” come from?

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

kimkhat (Zou): half

Definitions

  1. half

Ancestry of “kimkhat”, step by step

kimkhat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zou khàt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zoukhàtone
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*khat—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*kat—

via Zou akím

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