Where does “lak nak” come from?

lak nak (Jingpho) comes from Burmese လက်နက်, from Burmese လက်, from Old Burmese လက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-lak — hand.

lak nak (Jingpho): weapon

Definitions

  1. weapon

Ancestry of “lak nak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလက်နက်weapon, arms
2Burmeseလက်arm; hand
3Old Burmeseလက်—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tV-lakhand
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-lak →Every word from Old Burmese လက် →Every word from Burmese လက် →