Where does “न” come from?

न (Raute) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa — five.

न (Raute): I

Definitions

  1. I

Ancestry of “न”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-TibetanŋaI
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanl/b-ŋafive
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa →