Where does “ང” come from?

ང (Tibetan) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa — five.

ང (Tibetan): I

Definitions

  1. I

Ancestry of “ང”, step by step

ང traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-TibetanŋaI
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanl/b-ŋafive

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-ŋa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetans-ŋabefore; front; egg; hatch

Words derived from “ང”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa →