Where does “ngaf” come from?

ngaf (Northern Tujia) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa — five.

ngaf (Northern Tujia): I; me

Definitions

  1. I; me

Ancestry of “ngaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-TibetanŋaI
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanl/b-ŋafive
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋaEvery word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa