Where does “nyoqnho” come from?

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

nyoqnho (Achang): face

Definitions

  1. face

Ancestry of “nyoqnho”, step by step

nyoqnho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Achang nyoq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Achangnyoqeye
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*mjəkeye

via Achang nho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Achangnhonose
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*sV-na(r)nose
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mjək →Every word from Achang nyoq →