Where does “hanhheu” come from?

hanhheu (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang heu, from Proto-Tai xiəwᴬ — green.

hanhheu (Zhuang): cold sweat

Definitions

  1. cold sweat

Ancestry of “hanhheu”, step by step

hanhheu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang heu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangheugreen
2Proto-Taixiəwᴬgreen

via Proto-Iranian HanH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHanH-to breathe
Every word from Proto-Tai xiəwᴬ →Every word from Zhuang heu →