Where does “ngaenz” come from?

ngaenz (Zhuang) comes from Middle Chinese 銀, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur — silver.

ngaenz (Zhuang): silver; money

Definitions

  1. silver; money

Ancestry of “ngaenz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese銀—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanŋul ~ (d-)ŋursilver
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur →Every word from Middle Chinese 銀 →