Where does “ndwenseiq” come from?

ndwenseiq (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang seiq, from Proto-Tai siːᴮ, from Middle Chinese 四, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij — four.

ndwenseiq (Zhuang): The fourth month of the Chinese lunar calendar

Definitions

  1. The fourth month of the Chinese lunar calendar

Ancestry of “ndwenseiq”, step by step

ndwenseiq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang seiq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangseiqfour
2Proto-Taisiːᴮfour
3Middle Chinese四—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*pV-lijfour

via Zhuang ndwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangndwenmoon; month; earthworm
2Proto-Taiɓlɯənᴬmoon; month; moon
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij →Every word from Middle Chinese 四 →Every word from Proto-Tai siːᴮ →