Where does “छेँ” come from?

छेँ (Newari) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-jim ~ k-jum.

Ancestry of “छेँ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetan*k-jim ~ k-jum
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-jim ~ k-jum
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