Garo, Konyak (Northern Naga) and Jingpho (Kachin) languages, calling the proposed group Sal, after the words "sal", "san" and "jan" for "sun" in various of these languages.
Garo, Konyak, and Jingpho (Kachin) languages, as well as the extinct Chairel language, shared distinctive roots for "sun" and "fire". He called the proposed group Sal, after the words "sal", "san" and "jan" for "sun" in various of these languages.