Where does “tûi” come from?

tûi (Zou) comes from Proto-Kuki-Chin *tuy, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-turʔ — water.

tûi (Zou): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “tûi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kuki-Chin*tuy—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*s-turʔwater

Words derived from “tûi”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-turʔ →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *tuy →