Where does “*ŋɯənᴬ⁴” come from?

*ŋɯənᴬ⁴ (Proto-Southwestern Tai) comes from Middle Chinese 銀, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur — silver.

Ancestry of “*ŋɯənᴬ⁴”, step by step

*ŋɯənᴬ⁴ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Chinese 銀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese銀—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanŋul ~ (d-)ŋursilver

via Old Chinese 銀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Chinese銀—

Words derived from “*ŋɯənᴬ⁴”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur →Every word from Middle Chinese 銀 →