Where does “ronghndwen” come from?

ronghndwen (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang rongh, from Proto-Tai roŋᴮ — bright; light.

ronghndwen (Zhuang): moon; moonlight

Definitions

  1. moon; moonlight

Ancestry of “ronghndwen”, step by step

ronghndwen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang rongh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangronghlight; light ray; bright; luminous; bright;...
2Proto-Tairoŋᴮbright; light

via Zhuang ndwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangndwenmoon; month; earthworm
2Proto-Taiɓlɯənᴬmoon; month; moon
Every word from Proto-Tai roŋᴮ →Every word from Zhuang rongh →