Where does “*thii” come from?
*thii (Proto-Kuki-Chin) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sij — to die.
Ancestry of “*thii”, step by step
*thii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sij
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *sij | to die |
via Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-hywəy-t
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tibeto-Burman | *s-hywəy-t | — |