Where does “nả phjác” come from?

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

nả phjác (Tày): forehead

Definitions

  1. forehead

Ancestry of “nả phjác”, step by step

nả phjác traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tày nả

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tàynảcrossbow
2Proto-Tainaːᴬpaddy field

via Tày phjác

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tàyphjácforehead
2Proto-Taipraːkᴰforehead
Every word from Proto-Tai naːᴬ →Every word from Tày nả →