Where does “ndwenngeih” come from?

ndwenngeih (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang ngeih, from Middle Chinese 二 — two.

ndwenngeih (Zhuang): The second month of the Chinese lunar calendar

Definitions

  1. The second month of the Chinese lunar calendar

Ancestry of “ndwenngeih”, step by step

ndwenngeih traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang ngeih

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangngeihtwo
2Middle Chinese二two

via Zhuang ndwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangndwenmoon; month; earthworm
2Proto-Taiɓlɯənᴬmoon; month; moon
Every word from Middle Chinese 二 →Every word from Zhuang ngeih →