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Where does “滅” come from?

滅 (Chinese) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-miːt — to extinguish; to shut abruptly; to wink; to...

Ancestry of “滅”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetans-miːtto extinguish; to shut abruptly; to wink; to...
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