Where does “狗” come from?

狗 (Chinese) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d-kʷəj-n — dog.

Ancestry of “狗”, step by step

狗 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan d-kʷəj-n

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetand-kʷəj-ndog

via Proto-Hmong-Mien qluwˣ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hmong-Mienqluwˣdog
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d-kʷəj-n →