Where does “dwknyaen” come from?

dwknyaen (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang nyaen, from Proto-Tai ʰɲelᴬ — civet cat; civet.

dwknyaen (Zhuang): to hunt

Definitions

  1. to hunt

Ancestry of “dwknyaen”, step by step

dwknyaen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang nyaen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangnyaenraccoon dog; wild animal
2Proto-Taiʰɲelᴬcivet cat; civet

via Zhuang dwk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangdwkto hit; to strike

Words derived from “dwknyaen”

Every word from Proto-Tai ʰɲelᴬ →Every word from Zhuang nyaen →