Where does “gaeqboux” come from?

gaeqboux (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang gaeq, from Proto-Tai kajᴮ, from Middle Chinese 雞.

gaeqboux (Zhuang): cock; rooster

Definitions

  1. cock; rooster

Ancestry of “gaeqboux”, step by step

gaeqboux traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang gaeq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuanggaeqchicken
2Proto-Taikajᴮchicken
3Middle Chinese雞—

via Zhuang boux

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ZhuangbouxUsed for people
2Middle Chinese甫—
Every word from Middle Chinese 雞 →Every word from Proto-Tai kajᴮ →Every word from Zhuang gaeq →