Where does “Thuonoknyu” come from?
Thuonoknyu (English) comes from Khiamniungan Naga Thūonōknyù, from Old Dutch thuo, from Proto-Germanic þō, from Proto-Germanic sa, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
Ancestry of “Thuonoknyu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khiamniungan Naga | Thūonōknyù | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | thuo | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þō | they, those |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sa | that |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |