Where does “xob quaj” come from?
xob quaj (White Hmong) comes from Albanian quaj, from Old Albanian kluoj, from Proto-Albanian *klāusnja, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
xob quaj (White Hmong): thunder
Definitions
- thunder
Ancestry of “xob quaj”, step by step
xob quaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian quaj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | quaj | to call, name |
| 2 | Old Albanian | kluoj | — |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | *klāusnja | I call, name |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via White Hmong xob
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White Hmong | xob | Xob: a creature in the heavens supposedly responsible for thunder and lightning |