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Where does “nu” come from?
nu (Mizo) comes from Proto-Kuki-Chin *nuu, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *n(y)u.
nu
(Mizo): mother
Definitions
mother
Ancestry of “nu”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Kuki-Chin
*nuu
—
2
Proto-Tibeto-Burman
*n(y)u
—
Words derived from “nu”
nufa
fanu
nula
nupa
nupui
nufalucem
disnufaspadäd
Every word from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *n(y)u →
Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *nuu →