Where does “Thawhlehni” come from?

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

Thawhlehni (Mizo): Tuesday

Definitions

  1. Tuesday

Ancestry of “Thawhlehni”, step by step

Thawhlehni 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 thawk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizothawkto (do) work

via Mizo leh

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