Where does “Thawhṭanni” come from?

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

Thawhṭanni (Mizo): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “Thawhṭanni”, step by step

Thawhṭanni traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Mizo ni

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

via Mizo ṭan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizoṭanto start, begin
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*pranto start, begin

via Mizo thawk

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