Where does “lampi” come from?

lampi (Zou) comes from Zou lám, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *lam, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan lam — road, way, path.

lampi (Zou): road

Definitions

  1. road

Ancestry of “lampi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zoulámside
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*lam—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanlamroad, way, path
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan lam →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *lam →Every word from Zou lám →