Where does “txiv kab ntxwv qaub” come from?

txiv kab ntxwv qaub (White Hmong) comes from White Hmong txiv — husband.

txiv kab ntxwv qaub (White Hmong): grapefruit

Definitions

  1. grapefruit

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

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

via White Hmong txiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongtxivhusband

via White Hmong kab ntxwv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongkab ntxwvorange

via White Hmong qaub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongqaubsour
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