Where does “banngoenz” come from?

banngoenz (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang ngoenz, from Proto-Tai ŋwanᴬ — daytime.

banngoenz (Zhuang): noon; midday

Definitions

  1. noon; midday

Ancestry of “banngoenz”, step by step

banngoenz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang ngoenz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangngoenzday; daytime; day
2Proto-Taiŋwanᴬdaytime

via Zhuang ban

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangban
Every word from Proto-Tai ŋwanᴬEvery word from Zhuang ngoenz