Where does “vohpi” come from?

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

vohpi (Zou): sow

Definitions

  1. sow

Ancestry of “vohpi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zouvòhpig
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*wok
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanpʷakpig
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷakEvery word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *wokEvery word from Zou vòh