Where does “ang” come from?

ang (Atong (India)) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa — five.

Ancestry of “ang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-TibetanŋaI
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanl/b-ŋafive
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋaEvery word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa