Where does “duzbeuq” come from?

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

duzbeuq (Zhuang): leopard

Definitions

  1. leopard

Ancestry of “duzbeuq”, step by step

duzbeuq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang duz

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

via Zhuang beuq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangbeuqleopard
2Middle Chinese豹—
Every word from Old Chinese 頭 →Every word from Zhuang duz →