Where does “raemxsaw” come from?

raemxsaw (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang raemx, from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ — water.

raemxsaw (Zhuang): clear water

Definitions

  1. clear water

Ancestry of “raemxsaw”, step by step

raemxsaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang raemx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangraemxwater
2Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater

via Zhuang saw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangsawwritten language; writing; script; character;...
2Proto-Taisaɰᴬclear; clean
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ →Every word from Zhuang raemx →