Where does “golinxvaiz” come from?

golinxvaiz (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang vaiz, from Arabic واعظ, from Arabic وَعَظَ — to preach.

golinxvaiz (Zhuang): cactus

Definitions

  1. cactus

Ancestry of “golinxvaiz”, step by step

golinxvaiz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang vaiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangvaizwater buffalo
2Arabicواعظpreacher
3Arabicوَعَظَto preach

via Zhuang linx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuanglinxtongue
2Proto-Tai*liːnꟲtongue
Every word from Arabic وَعَظَ →Every word from Arabic واعظ →Every word from Zhuang vaiz →