Where does “luj” come from?

luj (White Hmong) comes from Chinese 騾, from Chinese 驢.

luj (White Hmong): to measure, weigh

Definitions

  1. to measure, weigh

Ancestry of “luj”, step by step

luj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 騾

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese騾—
2Chinese驢—

via Middle Chinese 量

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese量—
Every word from Chinese 驢 →Every word from Chinese 騾 →