Where does “xim kab ntxwv” come from?

xim kab ntxwv (White Hmong) comes from White Hmong xim, from Lao ສີ — to rub; to scrape.

xim kab ntxwv (White Hmong): orange

Definitions

  1. orange

Ancestry of “xim kab ntxwv”, step by step

xim kab ntxwv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via White Hmong xim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongximcolor
2Laoສີto rub; to scrape

via White Hmong kab ntxwv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongkab ntxwvorange
Every word from Lao ສີ →Every word from White Hmong xim →