Where does “doenghyiengh” come from?

doenghyiengh (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang doengh, from Proto-Tai doŋᴮ — open field.

doenghyiengh (Zhuang): thing; item

Definitions

  1. thing; item

Ancestry of “doenghyiengh”, step by step

doenghyiengh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang doengh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangdoenghfield; open land
2Proto-Taidoŋᴮopen field

via Zhuang yiengh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangyienghappearance; look (of a person)
2Middle Chinese樣—
Every word from Proto-Tai doŋᴮ →Every word from Zhuang doengh →
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