Where does “Inrinni” come from?

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

Inrinni (Mizo): Saturday

Definitions

  1. Saturday

Ancestry of “Inrinni”, step by step

Inrinni 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 inring

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