Where does “nyaenmeuz” come from?

nyaenmeuz (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang nyaen, from Proto-Tai ʰɲelᴬ — civet cat; civet.

nyaenmeuz (Zhuang): wildcat

Definitions

  1. wildcat

Ancestry of “nyaenmeuz”, step by step

nyaenmeuz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang nyaen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangnyaenraccoon dog; wild animal
2Proto-Taiʰɲelᴬcivet cat; civet

via Zhuang meuz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangmeuzcat
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰɲelᴬ →Every word from Zhuang nyaen →