Where does “binghmabag” come from?

binghmabag (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang mabag, from Zhuang ma, from Proto-Tai ʰmaːᴬ — dog; to come.

binghmabag (Zhuang): rabies

Definitions

  1. rabies

Ancestry of “binghmabag”, step by step

binghmabag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang mabag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangmabagmad dog
2Zhuangmadog; to come back; to return
3Proto-Taiʰmaːᴬdog; to come

via Zhuang bingh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangbinghdisease; illness
2Middle Chinese病—
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰmaːᴬ →Every word from Zhuang ma →Every word from Zhuang mabag →
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