Where does “nyoqkuk” come from?

nyoqkuk (Achang) comes from Achang nyoq, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mjək — eye.

nyoqkuk (Achang): eyelid

Definitions

  1. eyelid

Ancestry of “nyoqkuk”, step by step

nyoqkuk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Achang nyoq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Achangnyoqeye
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*mjəkeye

via Achang vkuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Achangvkukskin
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mjək →Every word from Achang nyoq →