Where does “gwn haeuxrog” come from?

gwn haeuxrog (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang haeux, from Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ — husked rice.

gwn haeuxrog (Zhuang): to work somewhere away from home

Definitions

  1. to work somewhere away from home

Ancestry of “gwn haeuxrog”, step by step

gwn haeuxrog traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang haeux

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuanghaeuxgrain; rice
2Proto-Tai*C̬.qawꟲrice
3Proto-Austroasiatic*rŋkoːʔhusked rice

via Zhuang gwn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuanggwnto eat
2Proto-Taikɯɲᴬto eat

via Proto-Indo-European rog-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanrog-
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔEvery word from Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲEvery word from Zhuang haeux