Where does “-nganyi” come from?

-nganyi (Pitjantjatjara) comes from Namuyi ngâ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa — five.

Ancestry of “-nganyi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-nganyi”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa →Every word from Namuyi ngâ →