Where does “khutpi” come from?

khutpi (Zou) comes from Zou pí, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *pii, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pij — grandmother.

khutpi (Zou): thumb

Definitions

  1. thumb

Ancestry of “khutpi”, step by step

khutpi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zou pí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zoupígrandmother
2Proto-Kuki-Chin*pii—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*pijgrandmother

via Zou khùt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zoukhùt—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pij →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *pii →Every word from Zou pí →