Where does “nu” come from?

nu (Zou) comes from Proto-Kuki-Chin *nuu, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *n(y)u.

nu (Zou): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “nu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kuki-Chin*nuu—
2Proto-Tibeto-Burman*n(y)u—
Every word from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *n(y)u →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *nuu →