Where does “*ni” come from?
*ni (Proto-Kuki-Chin) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-ni-s — two.
Ancestry of “*ni”, step by step
*ni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-ni-s
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *kV-ni-s | two |
via Sino-Tibetan *ku-ni(k)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sino-Tibetan | *ku-ni(k) | — |