Where does “joicdiangz” come from?

joicdiangz (Bouyei) comes from Bouyei joic, from Proto-Tai *kluəjꟲ — banana.

joicdiangz (Bouyei): banana

Definitions

  1. banana

Ancestry of “joicdiangz”, step by step

joicdiangz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bouyei joic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BouyeijoicJapanese banana (Musa basjoo)
2Proto-Tai*kluəjꟲbanana

via Bouyei diangz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bouyeidiangzsugar
Every word from Proto-Tai *kluəjꟲ →Every word from Bouyei joic →