Where does “coihnaj” come from?

coihnaj (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang naj, from Proto-Tai ʰnaːᶜ — face.

coihnaj (Zhuang): to perform plastic surgery

Definitions

  1. to perform plastic surgery

Ancestry of “coihnaj”, step by step

coihnaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang naj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangnajface; front; face; reputation; dignity
2Proto-Taiʰnaːᶜface

via Zhuang coih

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangcoih—
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰnaːᶜ →Every word from Zhuang naj →
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