Where does “doenghduz” come from?

doenghduz (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang duz, from Old Chinese 頭.

doenghduz (Zhuang): animal

Definitions

  1. animal

Ancestry of “doenghduz”, step by step

doenghduz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang duz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ZhuangduzClassifier for non-human animals
2Old Chinese頭—

via Zhuang doengh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangdoenghfield; open land
2Proto-Taidoŋᴮopen field
Every word from Old Chinese 頭 →Every word from Zhuang duz →