Where does “goengda” come from?

goengda (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang da, from Proto-Tai taːᴬ — maternal grandfather.

goengda (Zhuang): maternal grandfather

Definitions

  1. maternal grandfather

Ancestry of “goengda”, step by step

goengda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang da

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangdaeye; judgment; eye; joint; knot; node
2Proto-Taitaːᴬmaternal grandfather

via Zhuang goeng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuanggoenghusband
2Middle Chinese公—
Every word from Proto-Tai taːᴬ →Every word from Zhuang da →