Where does “naːŋᴬ” come from?

naːŋᴬ (Proto-Tai) comes from Middle Chinese 娘.

naːŋᴬ (Proto-Tai): lady

Definitions

  1. lady

Ancestry of “naːŋᴬ”, step by step

naːŋᴬ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Chinese

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1Middle Chinese

via Old Chinese

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1Old Chinese

Words derived from “naːŋᴬ

Every word from Middle Chinese
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