Where does “zaub ntug daj” come from?

zaub ntug daj (White Hmong) comes from White Hmong daj, from Old Chinese 黃.

zaub ntug daj (White Hmong): carrot

Definitions

  1. carrot

Ancestry of “zaub ntug daj”, step by step

zaub ntug daj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via White Hmong daj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongdajyellow
2Old Chinese黃—

via White Hmong zaub ntug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongzaub ntugroot vegetable
Every word from Old Chinese 黃 →Every word from White Hmong daj →
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