Where does “nả” come from?

nả (Tày) comes from Proto-Tai naːᴬ — paddy field.

nả (Tày): crossbow

Definitions

  1. crossbow

Ancestry of “nả”, step by step

nả traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Tai naːᴬ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tainaːᴬpaddy field

via Proto-Tai ʰnaːᶜ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taiʰnaːᶜface

via Proto-Tai ʰnaːᴬ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taiʰnaːᴬthick

Words derived from “nả

Every word from Proto-Tai naːᴬ