Where does “hùm xám” come from?
hùm xám (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hùm — tiger.
hùm xám (Vietnamese): blue tiger; Maltese tiger
Definitions
- blue tiger; Maltese tiger
Ancestry of “hùm xám”, step by step
hùm xám traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese hùm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | hùm | tiger |
via Vietnamese xám
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | xám | ash-coloured; grey |