Where does “canghyw” come from?

canghyw (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang yw, from Proto-Tai ˀjɯəᴬ — medicine.

canghyw (Zhuang): doctor; physician

Definitions

  1. doctor; physician

Ancestry of “canghyw”, step by step

canghyw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang yw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangywmedicine; poison; medicinal herb
2Proto-Taiˀjɯəᴬmedicine

via Zhuang cangh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangcanghsomeone in a particular profession
2Middle Chinese匠—
Every word from Proto-Tai ˀjɯəᴬ →Every word from Zhuang yw →