Where does “paj ntaub” come from?
paj ntaub (White Hmong) comes from White Hmong paj, from Thai ดอกเบี้ย, from Thai ดอก, from Thai เข็ม, from Thai ใน, from Thai มหาสมุทร, from Thai สมุทร, from Sanskrit समुद्र — together, one.
paj ntaub (White Hmong): embroidery
Definitions
- embroidery
Ancestry of “paj ntaub”, step by step
paj ntaub traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via White Hmong paj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White Hmong | paj | flower |
| 2 | Thai | ดอกเบี้ย | interest |
| 3 | Thai | ดอก | flower; used as a title for flowers; thing that... |
| 4 | Thai | เข็ม | needle. (classifier: เล่ม) |
| 5 | Thai | ใน | in; inside; within; amidst; into; on; at; during;... |
| 6 | Thai | มหาสมุทร | ocean |
| 7 | Thai | สมุทร | sea |
| 8 | Sanskrit | समुद्र | the sea; ocean |
| 9 | Sanskrit | सम्- | with, together with, along with, together,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sam- | together, joint, paired |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via White Hmong ntaub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White Hmong | ntaub | cloth, fabric |