Where does “nimin” come from?

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

nimin (Mizo): yesterday

Definitions

  1. yesterday

Ancestry of “nimin”, step by step

nimin 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 min

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizomin—
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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