Where does “bawngnawi” come from?
bawngnawi (Zou) comes from Pipil nawi, from Proto-Germanic nawiz, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂wis, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂u-, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.
bawngnawi (Zou): cow milk
Definitions
- cow milk
Ancestry of “bawngnawi”, step by step
bawngnawi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pipil nawi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pipil | nawi | four |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | nawiz | corpse |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | neh₂wis | corpse |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | neh₂u- | death; death; corpse; ship, boat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂us | boat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |
via Zou bawng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zou | bawng | cow |