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Same word as 憲 (OC*hŋans) (Schuessler, 2007), its basic meaning being seemingly "elevate > to be elavated".
Inside the Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family, it's related to 甗 (OC*ŋan, *ŋranʔ, *ŋrans, “a cooking vessel consisting of a steamer 'elevated' on a three-legged boiler”). Furthermore, it's possibly cognate to Tibetanསྔར་མ(sngar ma, “sharp-witted, quick-witted, intelligent”) (ibid., Gong, 2000).
The Master said, "I could describe the ceremonies of the Xia dynasty, but Qi cannot sufficiently attest my words. I could describe the ceremonies of the Yin dynasty, but Song cannot sufficiently attest my words. (They cannot do so) because of the insufficiency of their records and wise men. If those were sufficient, I could adduce them in support of my words."