Where does “simhai” come from?

simhai (Zhuang) comes from Navajo -HAI, from Proto-Athabaskan *x̣αy — winter.

simhai (Zhuang): happy

Definitions

  1. happy

Ancestry of “simhai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajo-HAIa winter, a year passes; {|...
2Proto-Athabaskan*x̣αywinter
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *x̣αy →Every word from Navajo -HAI →
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