Where does “Mizoram” come from?
Mizoram (Mizo) comes from Mizo mizo, from Mizo mi, from Northern Sami mii, from English Me, from Middle English me, from Middle English men, from Old English menn, from Proto-Germanic manniz — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Ancestry of “Mizoram”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Mizo | mizo | the Mizo people |
| 2 | Mizo | mi | — |
| 3 | Northern Sami | mii | we; what; which, that |
| 4 | English | Me | Abbreviation of methyl; Alternative letter-case... |
| 5 | Middle English | me | me; myself; Alternative form of mi |
| 6 | Middle English | men | Alternative form of man; plural of mon |
| 7 | Old English | menn | plural of mann; men, persons, human beings;... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | manniz | nominative/vocative plural of *mann- |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | mann- | human, human being, person, individual; name of... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
Words derived from “Mizoram”