Where does “duznou” come from?

duznou (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang nou, from Proto-Tai ʰnuːᴬ — mouse; rat.

duznou (Zhuang): mouse; rat

Definitions

  1. mouse; rat

Ancestry of “duznou”, step by step

duznou traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang nou

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangnoumouse; rat
2Proto-Taiʰnuːᴬmouse; rat

via Zhuang duz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ZhuangduzClassifier for non-human animals
2Old Chinese頭—
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰnuːᴬ →Every word from Zhuang nou →
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