Where does “民” come from?

民 (Chinese) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan r-mi(j)-n — man, person, human being.

Ancestry of “民”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetanr-mi(j)-nman, person, human being

Words derived from “民”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan r-mi(j)-n →