Where does “ndwengouj” come from?

ndwengouj (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang gouj, from Proto-Tai *kɤwꟲ, from Middle Chinese 九, from Old Chinese 九, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d/s-kəw — nine.

ndwengouj (Zhuang): The ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar

Definitions

  1. The ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar

Ancestry of “ndwengouj”, step by step

ndwengouj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang gouj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuanggoujnine
2Proto-Tai*kɤwꟲnine
3Middle Chinese九—
4Old Chinese九—
5Proto-Sino-Tibetand/s-kəwnine

via Zhuang ndwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangndwenmoon; month; earthworm
2Proto-Taiɓlɯənᴬmoon; month; moon
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d/s-kəw →Every word from Old Chinese 九 →Every word from Middle Chinese 九 →