Where does “byagim” come from?

byagim (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang bya, from Proto-Tai plaːᴬ — fish.

byagim (Zhuang): goldfish

Definitions

  1. goldfish

Ancestry of “byagim”, step by step

byagim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang bya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangbyahill, mountain; fish
2Proto-Taiplaːᴬfish

via Zhuang gim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuanggimgold
2Chinese Mandarin金—
Every word from Proto-Tai plaːᴬ →Every word from Zhuang bya →