Where does “méi” come from?

méi (Zou) comes from Proto-Kuki-Chin *may, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan mway — beautiful, well, perfectly.

méi (Zou): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “méi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kuki-Chin*may—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanmwaybeautiful, well, perfectly

Words derived from “méi”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan mway →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *may →