Where does “納木錯” come from?
納木錯 (Chinese) comes from Tibetan གནམ་མཚོ, from Tibetan གནམ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan g-nam — sky, sun.
Ancestry of “納木錯”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tibetan | གནམ་མཚོ | — |
| 2 | Tibetan | གནམ | sky; air, weather |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | g-nam | sky, sun |