Where does “ngwis” come from?

ngwis (Achang) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-ŋurl — silver.

ngwis (Achang): silver

Definitions

  1. silver

Ancestry of “ngwis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetan*d-ŋurlsilver
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-ŋurl
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