Where does “duhheu” come from?

duhheu (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang duh, from Middle Chinese 豆 — bean.

duhheu (Zhuang): mung bean

Definitions

  1. mung bean

Ancestry of “duhheu”, step by step

duhheu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang duh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangduhbean; pea; nut
2Middle Chinese豆bean

via Zhuang heu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangheugreen
2Proto-Taixiəwᴬgreen
Every word from Middle Chinese 豆 →Every word from Zhuang duh →