Where does “xob laim” come from?

xob laim (White Hmong) comes from White Hmong xob — Xob: a creature in the heavens supposedly responsible for thunder and lightning.

xob laim (White Hmong): lightning

Definitions

  1. lightning

Ancestry of “xob laim”, step by step

xob laim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via White Hmong xob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White HmongxobXob: a creature in the heavens supposedly responsible for thunder and lightning

via White Hmong laim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmonglaimused in xob laim
Every word from White Hmong xob
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