From Proto-Tai *miːᴬ (“to have”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨾᩦ, Khün ᨾᩦ, Lao ມີ (mī), Lü ᦙᦲ (mii), Tai Dam ꪣꪲ, Shan မီး (míi), Thai มี (mii), Zhuang miz.
ᥛᥤᥰ (mi2) (old orthography ᥛᥤ¨)