Where does “vaaj” come from?

vaaj (Green Hmong) comes from Middle Chinese 王.

vaaj (Green Hmong): king

Definitions

  1. king

Ancestry of “vaaj”, step by step

vaaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Chinese

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1Middle Chinese

via Chinese Mandarin

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1Chinese Mandarin
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