Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *niŋ ( ~ -iǝ-) (s-)
Meaning: heart
Tibetan: sńiŋ the heart.
Burmese: hnać the heart, LB *sni(k).
Lushai: KC *niŋ.
Comments: Ngente niŋ; Mikir niŋ heart; Garo tǝniŋ brains; Kanauri stiŋ; Rawang ǝniŋ brains. Sh. 134; Ben. 79. Since the meanings 'heart, soul' and 'calm, tranquil' are often related, it seems possible to compare also OCh. 寧 *nēŋ be tranquil, at ease; cf. also Lush. niŋ (nin) to get weary, tired [but cf. for the latter PAN *qeneŋ 'quiet, still, at rest'].
