Where does “cijvaiz” come from?

cijvaiz (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang vaiz, from Arabic واعظ, from Arabic وَعَظَ — to preach.

cijvaiz (Zhuang): cow's milk

Definitions

  1. cow's milk

Ancestry of “cijvaiz”, step by step

cijvaiz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang vaiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangvaizwater buffalo
2Arabicواعظpreacher
3Arabicوَعَظَto preach

via Zhuang cij

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangcijbreast
Every word from Arabic وَعَظَEvery word from Arabic واعظEvery word from Zhuang vaiz