Where does “nyimi” come from?

nyimi (Namuyi) comes from Namuyi nyi, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ku-ni(k) — sun.

nyimi (Namuyi): Sun

Definitions

  1. Sun

Ancestry of “nyimi”, step by step

nyimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Namuyi nyi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Namuyinyi—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*ku-ni(k)sun

via Proto-Indo-European mī-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmī-to change
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ku-ni(k) →Every word from Namuyi nyi →
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