Where does “jângkī” come from?

jângkī (Khiamniungan Naga) comes from Thai Jang, from Malay jangan, from Classical Malay جاڠن, from Old Malay jāṅan, from Proto-Malayic *jaŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaŋan — a handspan.

jângkī (Khiamniungan Naga): An area of grassland or jungle suitable for cow's to graze or inhibit

Definitions

  1. An area of grassland or jungle suitable for cow's to graze or inhibit

Ancestry of “jângkī”, step by step

jângkī traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai Jang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ThaiJang—
2Malayjangandon't do not; marks the negative imperative
3Classical Malayجاڠن—
4Old Malayjāṅan—
5Proto-Malayic*jaŋan—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzaŋana handspan

via Proto-Germanic kī-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickī-to split open, germinate, sprout
2Proto-Indo-Europeangī-to sing, to call, to shout
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaŋan →Every word from Proto-Malayic *jaŋan →Every word from Old Malay jāṅan →