Where does “ná” come from?
ná (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic s-naːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer snaʔ — crossbow.
ná (Vietnamese): Synonym of nỏ; slingshot
Ancestry of “ná”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Vietic | s-naːʔ | crossbow |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | snaʔ | crossbow |