Where does “*tuy” come from?
*tuy (Proto-Kuki-Chin) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-turʔ — water.
Ancestry of “*tuy”, step by step
*tuy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-turʔ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *s-turʔ | water |
via Proto-Tibeto-Burman *m-t(w)əy-n ~ *m-ti-s
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tibeto-Burman | *m-t(w)əy-n ~ *m-ti-s | — |