Where does “txiv pos liab” come from?

txiv pos liab (White Hmong) comes from White Hmong liab, from Proto-Hmong *ʔlinᴬ.

txiv pos liab (White Hmong): strawberry

Definitions

  1. strawberry

Ancestry of “txiv pos liab”, step by step

txiv pos liab traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via White Hmong liab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongliabmonkey
2Proto-Hmong*ʔlinᴬ—

via White Hmong pos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongposthorn

via White Hmong txiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongtxivhusband
Every word from Proto-Hmong *ʔlinᴬ →Every word from White Hmong liab →