Where does “Sawgun” come from?

Sawgun (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang saw, from Proto-Tai saɰᴬ — clear; clean.

Sawgun (Zhuang): Chinese character; Hanzi

Definitions

  1. Chinese character; Hanzi

Ancestry of “Sawgun”, step by step

Sawgun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang saw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangsawwritten language; writing; script; character;...
2Proto-Taisaɰᴬclear; clean

via Zhuang Gun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ZhuangGunHan people
2Chinese軍—
Every word from Proto-Tai saɰᴬ →Every word from Zhuang saw →