ꓠꓺ ꓘꓴꓺ
Lisu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ꓠꓺ (nɑ̱, “nose”) + ꓘꓴꓺ (kʰu̱, “head”). From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-na ~ s-naːr + Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(k/g)ywaŋ. Cognate with Lahu nā-qhɔ, Burmese နှာခေါင်း (hnahkaung:), Daai Chin ɴa kɔŋ, Rongmei Naga nû-kûaŋ, Atong (India) na khung, Tshangla na¹³ kʰuŋ⁵⁵, Achang na⁵⁵ kaŋ³⁵, Marma nə khɔ́ŋ, Katso na³⁵ khv̩³³, Xishanba Lalo ʔná-khu.