Where does “nupui” come from?

nupui (Mizo) comes from Mizo nu, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *nuu, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *n(y)u.

nupui (Mizo): wife

Definitions

  1. wife

Ancestry of “nupui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mizonumother
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*nuu—
3Proto-Tibeto-Burman*n(y)u—
Every word from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *n(y)u →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *nuu →Every word from Mizo nu →