Where does “lhamloq” come from?

lhamloq (Achang) comes from Achang loq, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-lak — hand.

lhamloq (Achang): staff, spear

Definitions

  1. staff, spear

Ancestry of “lhamloq”, step by step

lhamloq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Achang loq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Achangloqarm
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tV-lakhand

via Achang lham

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Achanglhamspear
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-lak →Every word from Achang loq →