Where does “baj” come from?
baj (Zhuang) comes from Middle Chinese 把.
baj (Zhuang): aunt (parent's elder sister, or the wife of parent's elder brother)
Definitions
- aunt (parent's elder sister, or the wife of parent's elder brother)
Ancestry of “baj”, step by step
baj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Chinese 把
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 把 | — |
via Proto-Tai *paːꟲ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tai | *paːꟲ | — |