Where does “ngulu” come from?
ngulu (Nyishi) comes from Nyishi ngo, from Proto-Tani ŋoː, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa — five.
ngulu (Nyishi): we
Ancestry of “ngulu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Nyishi | ngo | I, me |
| 2 | Proto-Tani | ŋoː | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ŋa | I |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | l/b-ŋa | five |