Where does “saidoengz” come from?

saidoengz (Zhuang) comes from Zhuang doengz, from Middle Chinese 銅, from Old Chinese 銅.

saidoengz (Zhuang): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “saidoengz”, step by step

saidoengz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zhuang doengz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangdoengzcopper
2Middle Chinese銅copper
3Old Chinese銅—

via Zhuang sai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangsaimale; man; boy; fellow; band; belt; ribbon; to...
2Proto-Taiʑaːjᴬeaves; male; man; male
Every word from Old Chinese 銅 →Every word from Middle Chinese 銅 →Every word from Zhuang doengz →