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Where does “Mizoram” come from?

Mizoram comes from Mizo mizo, a term in the Mizo language of the region itself.

Ancestry of “Mizoram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MizoMizoram—
2Mizomizothe Mizo people
3Mizomi—
4Northern Samimiiwe; what; which, that
5EnglishMeAbbreviation of methyl; Alternative letter-case...
6Middle Englishmeme; myself; Alternative form of mi
7Middle EnglishmenAlternative form of man; plural of mon
8Old Englishmennplural of mann; men, persons, human beings;...
9Proto-Germanicmanniznominative/vocative plural of *mann-
10Proto-Germanicmann-human, human being, person, individual; name of...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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