Where does “jângkhèu” come from?
jângkhèu (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.
jângkhèu (Khiamniungan Naga): roof
Definitions
- roof
Ancestry of “jângkhèu”, step by step
jângkhèu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai Jang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | Jang | — |
| 2 | Malay | jangan | don't do not; marks the negative imperative |
| 3 | Classical Malay | جاڠن | — |
| 4 | Old Malay | jāṅan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayic | *jaŋan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | zaŋan | a handspan |
via Khiamniungan Naga khèu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khiamniungan Naga | khèu | head the upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs |