Where does “bouxguhnaz” come from?

bouxguhnaz (Zhuang) comes from Kurdish guh, from Proto-Iranian gáwšah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰáwšas, from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sos, from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰew-.

bouxguhnaz (Zhuang): farmer

Definitions

  1. farmer

Ancestry of “bouxguhnaz”, step by step

bouxguhnaz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Kurdish guh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kurdishguhear
2Proto-Iraniangáwšahear
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰáwšasnoise, sound
4Proto-Indo-Europeang⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sos
5Proto-Indo-Europeang⁽ʷ⁾ʰew-

via Zhuang naz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangnazpaddy field
2Proto-Tainaːᴬpaddy field

via Zhuang boux

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ZhuangbouxUsed for people
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sosEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰáwšas
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