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

Definitions

  1. we

Ancestry of “ngulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NyishingoI, me
2Proto-Taniŋoː—
3Proto-Sino-TibetanŋaI
4Proto-Sino-Tibetanl/b-ŋafive
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa →Every word from Proto-Tani ŋoː →