Where does “ndwen'it” come from?

ndwen'it (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang ndwen, from Proto-Tai ɓlɯənᴬ — moon; month; moon.

ndwen'it (Zhuang): The eleventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar

Definitions

  1. The eleventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar

Ancestry of “ndwen'it”, step by step

ndwen'it traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang ndwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangndwenmoon; month; earthworm
2Proto-Taiɓlɯənᴬmoon; month; moon

via Zhuang it

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangitone
2Middle Chinese一—
Every word from Proto-Tai ɓlɯənᴬ →Every word from Zhuang ndwen →