Where does “Nilaini” come from?

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

Nilaini (Mizo): Wednesday

Definitions

  1. Wednesday

Ancestry of “Nilaini”, step by step

Nilaini 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 lai

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