Where does “” come from?

ná (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic s-naːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer snaʔ — crossbow.

(Vietnamese): Synonym of nỏ; slingshot

Definitions

  1. Synonym of nỏ; slingshot

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietics-naːʔcrossbow
2Proto-Mon-Khmersnaʔcrossbow

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer snaʔEvery word from Proto-Vietic s-naːʔ