Where does “makgyamj” come from?

makgyamj (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang mak, from Proto-Tai ʰmaːkᴰ — fruit.

makgyamj (Zhuang): olive, especially the Chinese olive

Definitions

  1. olive, especially the Chinese olive

Ancestry of “makgyamj”, step by step

makgyamj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang mak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangmakfruit; nut; kidney; smallpox
2Proto-Taiʰmaːkᴰfruit

via Zhuang gyamj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuanggyamj—
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰmaːkᴰ →Every word from Zhuang mak →