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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Namuyi | ngâ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ŋa | I |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | l/b-ŋa | five |
Words derived from “-nganyi”