Where does “mai-ing” come from?
mai-ing (Khumi Chin) comes from Proto-Indo-European mai-, from Tagalog ma-, from Icelandic landi, from Icelandic land, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
mai-ing (Khumi Chin): lamp, lit
Definitions
- lamp, lit
Ancestry of “mai-ing”, step by step
mai-ing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European mai-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | mai- | to cut |
| 2 | Tagalog | ma- | Used to form adjectives indicating a quality;... |
| 3 | Icelandic | landi | the people, general population; a fellow... |
| 4 | Icelandic | land | land, earth, ground; country; countryside,... |
| 5 | Old Norse | land | land |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via Khumi Chin ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khumi Chin | ing | house |
| 2 | Proto-Kuki-Chin | *ʔim | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *k-jim ~ k-jum | — |