Where does “gaeqmeh” come from?

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

gaeqmeh (Zhuang): hen that has already laid eggs

Definitions

  1. hen that has already laid eggs

Ancestry of “gaeqmeh”, step by step

gaeqmeh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang gaeq

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

via Zhuang meh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangmehmother; woman; female; main; principal
2Proto-Taimeːᴮmother
Every word from Middle Chinese 雞 →Every word from Proto-Tai kajᴮ →Every word from Zhuang gaeq →