Where does “gaeqseng” come from?

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

gaeqseng (Zhuang): cock; rooster

Definitions

  1. cock; rooster

Ancestry of “gaeqseng”, step by step

gaeqseng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang gaeq

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

via Proto-Indo-European seng-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanseng-—
Every word from Middle Chinese 雞 →Every word from Proto-Tai kajᴮ →Every word from Zhuang gaeq →