Where does “roegyaemyieng” come from?

roegyaemyieng (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang roeg, from Proto-Tai *C̬.nokᴰ — bird.

roegyaemyieng (Zhuang): mandarin duck

Definitions

  1. mandarin duck

Ancestry of “roegyaemyieng”, step by step

roegyaemyieng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang roeg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangroegbird; placenta
2Proto-Tai*C̬.nokᴰbird

via Middle Chinese 鴛鴦

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese鴛鴦—
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.nokᴰ →Every word from Zhuang roeg →