Where does “ti” come from?

ti (Tiwa) comes from Proto-Bodo-Garo *tɯi¹, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ti(y), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-turʔ — water.

ti (Tiwa): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “ti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bodo-Garo*tɯi¹—
2Proto-Tibeto-Burman*ti(y)—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*s-turʔwater
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-turʔ →Every word from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ti(y) →Every word from Proto-Bodo-Garo *tɯi¹ →