Where does “ndwencib” come from?

ndwencib (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang cib, from Middle Chinese 十.

ndwencib (Zhuang): The tenth month of the Chinese lunar calendar

Definitions

  1. The tenth month of the Chinese lunar calendar

Ancestry of “ndwencib”, step by step

ndwencib traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang cib

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangcibten
2Middle Chinese十—

via Zhuang ndwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangndwenmoon; month; earthworm
2Proto-Taiɓlɯənᴬmoon; month; moon
Every word from Middle Chinese 十 →Every word from Zhuang cib →