Where does “i人” come from?

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

i人 (Chinese): introvert; person with introverted personality type in the MBTI test

Definitions

  1. introvert; person with introverted personality type in the MBTI test

Ancestry of “i人”, step by step

i人 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese

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

via Chinese en:'''i'''ntrovert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chineseen:'''i'''ntrovert
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-nəw-kEvery word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s/k-niŋEvery word from Chinese
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