Where does “laʔki” come from?

laʔki (Tangam) comes from Proto-Tani *lak-ke, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-lak — hand.

laʔki (Tangam): left hand, arm

Definitions

  1. left hand, arm

Ancestry of “laʔki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tani*lak-ke—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tV-lakhand
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-lak →Every word from Proto-Tani *lak-ke →