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 王

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese王—

via Chinese Mandarin 王

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Mandarin王—
Every word from Middle Chinese 王 →