Where does “Chawlhni” come from?

Chawlhni (Mizo) comes from Mizo ni, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *nii, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ku-ni(k) — sun.

Chawlhni (Mizo): Sunday

Definitions

  1. Sunday

Ancestry of “Chawlhni”, step by step

Chawlhni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mizo ni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizonisun
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*nii—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*ku-ni(k)sun

via Mizo châwl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizochâwlto rest
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*tsool—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ku-ni(k) →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *nii →Every word from Mizo ni →