Where does “e人” come from?

e人 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 人, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s/k-niŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-nəw-k — brain.

e人 (Chinese): extrovert; person with extroverted personality type in the MBTI test

Definitions

  1. extrovert; person with extroverted personality type in the MBTI test

Ancestry of “e人”, step by step

e人 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 人

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese人person
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans/k-niŋbrain, heart, mind; heart; brain; mind
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-nəw-kbrain

via Chinese en:'''e'''xtrovert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chineseen:'''e'''xtrovert—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-nəw-k →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s/k-niŋ →Every word from Chinese 人 →