Where does “paj” come from?
paj (White Hmong) comes from Thai ดอกเบี้ย, from Thai ดอก, from Thai เข็ม, from Thai ใน, from Thai มหาสมุทร, from Thai สมุทร, from Sanskrit समुद्र, from Sanskrit सम्- — together, one.
paj (White Hmong): flower
Definitions
- flower
Ancestry of “paj”, step by step
paj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ดอกเบี้ย
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ดอกเบี้ย | interest |
| 2 | Thai | ดอก | flower; used as a title for flowers; thing that... |
| 3 | Thai | เข็ม | needle. (classifier: เล่ม) |
| 4 | Thai | ใน | in; inside; within; amidst; into; on; at; during;... |
| 5 | Thai | มหาสมุทร | ocean |
| 6 | Thai | สมุทร | sea |
| 7 | Sanskrit | समुद्र | the sea; ocean |
| 8 | Sanskrit | सम्- | with, together with, along with, together,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sam- | together, joint, paired |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Proto-Hmong-Mien bi̯aŋ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Hmong-Mien | bi̯aŋ | flower |