Where does “byayouzyiz” come from?

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

byayouzyiz (Zhuang): squid

Definitions

  1. squid

Ancestry of “byayouzyiz”, step by step

byayouzyiz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang bya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangbyahill, mountain; fish
2Proto-Taiplaːᴬfish

via Zhuang zh:魷魚

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangzh:魷魚—
Every word from Proto-Tai plaːᴬ →Every word from Zhuang bya →