Where does “a-” come from?

a- (Japhug) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa — five.

a- (Japhug): my

Definitions

  1. my

Ancestry of “a-”, step by step

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