Where does “thēumêi kìuh” come from?

thēumêi kìuh (Khiamniungan Naga) comes from Middle English þeu, from Proto-Germanic þewaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekwos, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

thēumêi kìuh (Khiamniungan Naga): thanksgiving

Definitions

  1. thanksgiving

Ancestry of “thēumêi kìuh”, step by step

thēumêi kìuh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English þeu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishþeuAlternative form of þou
2Proto-Germanicþewazslave, servant
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekwosrunner
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Khiamniungan Naga mêi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khiamniungan Nagamêigood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewaz →