Where does “toukoh” come from?

toukoh (Zou) comes from Zou tòu, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *tsaw.

toukoh (Zou): owl

Definitions

  1. owl

Ancestry of “toukoh”, step by step

toukoh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zou tòu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zoutòuto dig
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*tsaw—

via Proto-Turkic Kok-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-TurkicKok-to smell badly, to give out a smell of burning
Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *tsaw →Every word from Zou tòu →