Where does “vunzguhnaz” come from?

vunzguhnaz (Zhuang) comes from Kurdish guh, from Proto-Iranian gáwšah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰáwšas, from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sos, from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰew-.

vunzguhnaz (Zhuang): farmer

Definitions

  1. farmer

Ancestry of “vunzguhnaz”, step by step

vunzguhnaz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Kurdish guh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kurdishguhear
2Proto-Iraniangáwšahear
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰáwšasnoise, sound
4Proto-Indo-Europeang⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeang⁽ʷ⁾ʰew-—

via Zhuang naz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangnazpaddy field
2Proto-Tainaːᴬpaddy field

via Zhuang vunz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zhuangvunzperson; someone; people; others
2Proto-Taiɢwɯnᴬhuman being, person; human; person; human being;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰáwšas →