Where does “duzciengh” come from?

duzciengh (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang ciengh, from Middle Chinese 象, from Old Chinese 象 — elephant.

duzciengh (Zhuang): elephant

Definitions

  1. elephant

Ancestry of “duzciengh”, step by step

duzciengh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang ciengh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangcienghelephant
2Middle Chinese象elephant; image, resemblance
3Old Chinese象elephant

via Zhuang duz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ZhuangduzClassifier for non-human animals
2Old Chinese頭—
Every word from Old Chinese 象 →Every word from Middle Chinese 象 →Every word from Zhuang ciengh →