Where does “tsaug zog” come from?

tsaug zog (White Hmong) comes from White Hmong zog, from Old Chinese 力.

tsaug zog (White Hmong): asleep, sleepy

Definitions

  1. asleep, sleepy

Ancestry of “tsaug zog”, step by step

tsaug zog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via White Hmong zog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongzogmight, strength, energy, force, power
2Old Chinese力—

via White Hmong tsaug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongtsauga porcupine, especially a large long-quilled one

Words derived from “tsaug zog”

Every word from Old Chinese 力 →Every word from White Hmong zog →