Where does “si” come from?

si (Lolopo) comes from Proto-Loloish *ʃe², from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *səj¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sij — to die.

si (Lolopo): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “si”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Loloish*ʃe²—
2Proto-Lolo-Burmese*səj¹—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*sijto die
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sij →Every word from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *səj¹ →Every word from Proto-Loloish *ʃe² →