Where does “hnim” come from?

hnim (Mizo) comes from Proto-Kuki-Chin *hnim, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan nup ~ nip — to sink; to set; to enter.

hnim (Mizo): to dip (immerse another object)

Definitions

  1. to dip (immerse another object)

Ancestry of “hnim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kuki-Chin*hnim—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetannup ~ nipto sink; to set; to enter
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan nup ~ nip →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *hnim →