Where does “vohmei” come from?

vohmei (Zou) comes from Zou vòh, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *wok, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷak — pig.

vohmei (Zou): pigtail

Definitions

  1. pigtail

Ancestry of “vohmei”, step by step

vohmei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zou vòh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zouvòhpig
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*wok—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanpʷakpig

via Zou méi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zouméifire
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*may—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanmwaybeautiful, well, perfectly
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷak →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *wok →Every word from Zou vòh →