Where does “bengcag” come from?

bengcag (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang cag, from Proto-Tai ɟɤːkᴰ — rope; cord.

bengcag (Zhuang): to play tug of war

Definitions

  1. to play tug of war

Ancestry of “bengcag”, step by step

bengcag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang cag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangcagrope; string; cord
2Proto-Taiɟɤːkᴰrope; cord

via Zhuang beng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangbengto pull on; to tug on
Every word from Proto-Tai ɟɤːkᴰEvery word from Zhuang cag