Where does “hmei” come from?

hmei (Rade) comes from Proto-Chamic *kamɛy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kami, from Proto-Austronesian kami — we, us, our.

hmei (Rade): we exclusive

Definitions

  1. we exclusive

Ancestry of “hmei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*kamɛy—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankamiwe, us, our
3Proto-Austronesiankamiwe, us, our
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kami →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kami →Every word from Proto-Chamic *kamɛy →
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