Where does “panga” come from?

panga (Nga La) comes from Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa — five.

panga (Nga La): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “panga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kuki-Chin*ŋaa—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanl/b-ŋafive
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa →Every word from Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa →
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