Where does “ngo” come from?

ngo (Nyishi) comes from Proto-Tani ŋoː, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa — five.

ngo (Nyishi): I, me

Definitions

  1. I, me

Ancestry of “ngo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taniŋoː—
2Proto-Sino-TibetanŋaI
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanl/b-ŋafive

Words derived from “ngo”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa →Every word from Proto-Tani ŋoː →