Where does “madwknyaen” come from?

madwknyaen (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang dwknyaen, from Zhuang nyaen, from Proto-Tai ʰɲelᴬ — civet cat; civet.

madwknyaen (Zhuang): hunting dog

Definitions

  1. hunting dog

Ancestry of “madwknyaen”, step by step

madwknyaen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang dwknyaen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangdwknyaento hunt
2Zhuangnyaenraccoon dog; wild animal
3Proto-Taiʰɲelᴬcivet cat; civet

via Zhuang ma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangmadog; to come back; to return
2Proto-Taiʰmaːᴬdog; to come
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰɲelᴬ →Every word from Zhuang nyaen →Every word from Zhuang dwknyaen →