Where does “mvng ngheq” come from?

mvng ngheq (Achang) comes from Achang mvng, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k).

mvng ngheq (Achang): to cremate

Definitions

  1. to cremate

Ancestry of “mvng ngheq”, step by step

mvng ngheq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Achang mvng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Achangmvngcorpse
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanmaŋbig; old; elder
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k)—

via Achang ngheq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Achangngheqto burn (something else)
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k) →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ →Every word from Achang mvng →