Where does “bimoq” come from?

bimoq (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang bi, from Proto-Tai piːᴬ — year.

bimoq (Zhuang): new year

Definitions

  1. new year

Ancestry of “bimoq”, step by step

bimoq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang bi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangbito swing; to sway; to rock; to swing; to rock; to...
2Proto-Taipiːᴬyear

via Zhuang moq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangmoqnew
2Proto-Taiʰmɤːlᴮnew
Every word from Proto-Tai piːᴬ →Every word from Zhuang bi →