Where does “noob zaub” come from?

noob zaub (White Hmong) comes from White Hmong noob, from Proto-Hmong-Mien hnru̯em — seed.

noob zaub (White Hmong): vegetable seeds

Definitions

  1. vegetable seeds

Ancestry of “noob zaub”, step by step

noob zaub traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via White Hmong noob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongnoobseed
2Proto-Hmong-Mienhnru̯emseed

via White Hmong zaub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongzaubleafy greens; leafy vegetables
Every word from Proto-Hmong-Mien hnru̯em →Every word from White Hmong noob →