Where does “lhimi” come from?

lhimi (Namuyi) comes from Namuyi lhi, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sr-la — moon.

lhimi (Namuyi): moon

Definitions

  1. moon

Ancestry of “lhimi”, step by step

lhimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Namuyi lhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Namuyilhimonth
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*sr-lamoon

via Proto-Indo-European mī-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmī-to change
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sr-la →Every word from Namuyi lhi →