Where does “tyiphek” come from?

tyiphek (Atong (India)) comes from Atong (India) tyi, from Proto-Bodo-Garo *tɯi¹, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ti(y), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-turʔ — water.

tyiphek (Atong (India)): tributary

Definitions

  1. tributary

Ancestry of “tyiphek”, step by step

tyiphek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Atong (India) tyi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Atong (India)tyiwater
2Proto-Bodo-Garo*tɯi¹—
3Proto-Tibeto-Burman*ti(y)—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*s-turʔwater

via Atong (India) phek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Atong (India)phek—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-turʔ →Every word from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ti(y) →Every word from Proto-Bodo-Garo *tɯi¹ →