Where does “ncig yuav khoom” come from?

ncig yuav khoom (White Hmong) comes from White Hmong khoom, from Lao ຂອງ, from Proto-Tai χɔːŋᴬ — thing.

ncig yuav khoom (White Hmong): to shop, go shopping, go and buy goods from a store

Definitions

  1. to shop, go shopping, go and buy goods from a store

Ancestry of “ncig yuav khoom”, step by step

ncig yuav khoom traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via White Hmong khoom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongkhooman object, thing, matter, product
2Laoຂອງthing, object; of, belonging to
3Proto-Taiχɔːŋᴬthing

via White Hmong yuav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongyuavto want, to desire
2Middle Chinese要—

via White Hmong ncig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongncigto encircle, to go completely around
2Middle Chinese周—
Every word from Proto-Tai χɔːŋᴬ →Every word from Lao ຂອງ →Every word from White Hmong khoom →