Where does “ngoenzgoeng” come from?

ngoenzgoeng (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang ngoenz, from Proto-Tai ŋwanᴬ — daytime.

ngoenzgoeng (Zhuang): workday; working day

Definitions

  1. workday; working day

Ancestry of “ngoenzgoeng”, step by step

ngoenzgoeng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang ngoenz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangngoenzday; daytime; day
2Proto-Taiŋwanᴬdaytime

via Zhuang goeng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuanggoenghusband
2Middle Chinese公—
Every word from Proto-Tai ŋwanᴬ →Every word from Zhuang ngoenz →