From Proto-Tai *ʰniːwꟲ. Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩥ᩶ᩅ, Lao ໜີ້ວ (nīu), Lü ᦐᦲᧁᧉ (ṅiiw²).
นิ่ว • (nîu) (classifier ก้อน)