Where does “txiv kab ntxwv loj” come from?

txiv kab ntxwv loj (White Hmong) comes from White Hmong loj, from Proto-Hmong-Mien *hljo.

txiv kab ntxwv loj (White Hmong): grapefruit

Definitions

  1. grapefruit

Ancestry of “txiv kab ntxwv loj”, step by step

txiv kab ntxwv loj traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via White Hmong loj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmonglojbig
2Proto-Hmong-Mien*hljo—

via White Hmong txiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongtxivhusband

via White Hmong kab ntxwv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongkab ntxwvorange
Every word from Proto-Hmong-Mien *hljo →Every word from White Hmong loj →