Where does “Zirtâwpni” come from?

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

Zirtâwpni (Mizo): Friday

Definitions

  1. Friday

Ancestry of “Zirtâwpni”, step by step

Zirtâwpni 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 tâwp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizotâwpto stop, end
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*toop—

via Mizo zir

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