Where does “bouxbing” come from?

bouxbing (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang bing, from Proto-Tai pliːŋᴬ — aquatic leech.

bouxbing (Zhuang): soldier

Definitions

  1. soldier

Ancestry of “bouxbing”, step by step

bouxbing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang bing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangbingaquatic leech; soldier; army
2Proto-Taipliːŋᴬaquatic leech

via Zhuang boux

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ZhuangbouxUsed for people
2Middle Chinese甫—
Every word from Proto-Tai pliːŋᴬ →Every word from Zhuang bing →
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