Where does “miznaj” come from?

miznaj (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang miz, from Proto-Tai miːᴬ — to have; not.

miznaj (Zhuang): honourable; glorious

Definitions

  1. honourable; glorious

Ancestry of “miznaj”, step by step

miznaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang miz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangmizto have
2Proto-Taimiːᴬto have; not

via Zhuang naj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangnajface; front; face; reputation; dignity
2Proto-Taiʰnaːᶜface
Every word from Proto-Tai miːᴬ →Every word from Zhuang miz →