Where does “pua” come from?

pua (White Hmong) comes from Proto-Hmong-Mien *pæk, from Middle Chinese 百.

pua (White Hmong): hundred

Definitions

  1. hundred

Ancestry of “pua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hmong-Mien*pæk—
2Middle Chinese百—
Every word from Middle Chinese 百 →Every word from Proto-Hmong-Mien *pæk →