Where does “va̋” come from?

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

va̋ (Zou): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “va̋”, step by step

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

Words derived from “va̋”

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