Where does “ib” come from?

ib (White Hmong) comes from Chinese 冠, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)wa-n — to put on; to wear; to clothe.

ib (White Hmong): one; to lean against; comb on a cock; a...

Definitions

  1. one; to lean against; comb on a cock; a...

Ancestry of “ib”, step by step

ib traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 冠

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese冠—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan(g/k)wa-nto put on; to wear; to clothe

via Proto-Hmong-Mien ʔɨ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hmong-Mienʔɨone
2Old Chinese一—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)wa-n →Every word from Chinese 冠 →