Where does “geijlai” come from?

geijlai (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang lai, from Proto-Tai ʰlaːjᴬ, from Old Chinese 多.

geijlai (Zhuang): how many; how much

Definitions

  1. how many; how much

Ancestry of “geijlai”, step by step

geijlai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang lai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuanglaimany, much, a lot; more; comparatively; more
2Proto-Taiʰlaːjᴬmany; much; many, much
3Old Chinese多—

via Zhuang geij

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuanggeijthe sixth of the ten heavenly stems
2Middle Chinese己—
Every word from Old Chinese 多 →Every word from Proto-Tai ʰlaːjᴬ →Every word from Zhuang lai →