Where does “cua daj cua dub” come from?

cua daj cua dub (White Hmong) comes from Proto-Germanic dub-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

cua daj cua dub (White Hmong): a storm, bad wind

Definitions

  1. a storm, bad wind

Ancestry of “cua daj cua dub”, step by step

cua daj cua dub traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic dub-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdub-to fit
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via White Hmong daj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongdajyellow
2Old Chinese黃—

via White Hmong cua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongcuato chew hard, bite hard (on something)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dub- →