Where does “nả khấư” come from?

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

nả khấư (Tày): blanched; panicky; nervous

Definitions

  1. blanched; panicky; nervous

Ancestry of “nả khấư”, step by step

nả khấư traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tày nả

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tàynảcrossbow
2Proto-Tainaːᴬpaddy field

via Tày khấư

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tàykhấưrice wheat, rice
Every word from Proto-Tai naːᴬEvery word from Tày nả
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