Where does “tui” come from?

tui (Nga La) comes from Proto-Kuki-Chin *tuy, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-turʔ — water.

tui (Nga La): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “tui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kuki-Chin*tuy—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*s-turʔwater
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-turʔ →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *tuy →
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