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 人

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese人person
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-k →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s/k-niŋ →Every word from Chinese 人 →