From Proto-Tai *C̬.nokᴰ. Cognate with Thai นก (nók), Northern Thai ᨶᩫ᩠ᨠ, Lao ນົກ (nok), Lü ᦷᦓᧅ (nok), Shan ၼူၵ်ႉ (nṵ̂uk), Ahom 𑜃𑜤𑜀𑜫 (nuk), Zhuang roeg, Saek น็อก.
ꪶꪙꪀ (transliteration needed)