Where does “nga” come from?

nga (Nga La) comes from Proto-Kuki-Chin *(h)ŋaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-ŋja — fish; tusk; tooth.

nga (Nga La): fish

Definitions

  1. fish

Ancestry of “nga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kuki-Chin*(h)ŋaa—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans-ŋjafish; tusk; tooth
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-ŋja →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *(h)ŋaa →