Where does “vatou” come from?

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

vatou (Zou): sparrow

Definitions

  1. sparrow

Ancestry of “vatou”, step by step

vatou traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zou va̋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zouva̋bird
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*waa—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*waʔbird, fowl

via Zou tòu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zoutòuto dig
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*tsaw—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *waʔ →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *waa →Every word from Zou va̋ →