Where does “mehfwngz” come from?

mehfwngz (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang meh, from Proto-Tai meːᴮ — mother.

mehfwngz (Zhuang): thumb

Definitions

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Ancestry of “mehfwngz”, step by step

mehfwngz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang meh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangmehmother; woman; female; main; principal
2Proto-Taimeːᴮmother

via Zhuang fwngz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangfwngzhand; manual
2Proto-Taimwɯːᴬhand
Every word from Proto-Tai meːᴮ →Every word from Zhuang meh →
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