Where does “lingz” come from?

lingz (Bouyei) comes from Proto-Tai liːŋᴬ — monkey.

lingz (Bouyei): monkey; zero; effective

Definitions

  1. monkey; zero; effective

Ancestry of “lingz”, step by step

lingz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Tai liːŋᴬ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tailiːŋᴬmonkey

via Middle Chinese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Tai liːŋᴬ