Where does “vohsa” come from?

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

vohsa (Zou): pork

Definitions

  1. pork

Ancestry of “vohsa”, step by step

vohsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zou vòh

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

via Proto-Nguni sá-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ngunisá-Class 7 possessive concord
2Proto-Bantukíá-Class 7 possessive concord
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷak →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *wok →Every word from Zou vòh →