Where does “ngoenzhong” come from?

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

ngoenzhong (Zhuang): workday; working day

Definitions

  1. workday; working day

Ancestry of “ngoenzhong”, step by step

ngoenzhong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang ngoenz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangngoenzday; daytime; day
2Proto-Taiŋwanᴬdaytime

via Zhuang hong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuanghongwork; labor
2Proto-Taiχɔːŋᴬthing
Every word from Proto-Tai ŋwanᴬ →Every word from Zhuang ngoenz →