Where does “ញី” come from?

ញី (Khmer) comes from Chinese 女, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋaq.

ញី (Khmer): woman, dame; to be female; to knead

Definitions

  1. woman, dame; to be female; to knead

Ancestry of “ញី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese女—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*ŋaq—

Words derived from “ញី”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋaq →Every word from Chinese 女 →