Where does “thing” come from?
thing (Mizo) comes from Proto-Kuki-Chin *thiŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m-sin — liver; bitter; bile.
thing (Mizo): tree; wood; firewood
Ancestry of “thing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Kuki-Chin | *thiŋ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | m-sin | liver; bitter; bile |