Where does “nả khên” come from?

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

nả khên (Tày): feisty; belligerent

Definitions

  1. feisty; belligerent

Ancestry of “nả khên”, step by step

nả khên traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tày nả

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tàynảcrossbow
2Proto-Tainaːᴬpaddy field

via Tày khên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tàykhên
Every word from Proto-Tai naːᴬEvery word from Tày nả