Where does “duhhoengz” come from?

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

duhhoengz (Zhuang): red bean; rice bean (Vigna umbellata)

Definitions

  1. red bean; rice bean (Vigna umbellata)

Ancestry of “duhhoengz”, step by step

duhhoengz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang duh

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

via Zhuang hoengz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuanghoengzred; ruddy
2Middle Chinese紅—
Every word from Middle Chinese 豆 →Every word from Zhuang duh →