Where does “zaub paj” come from?
zaub paj (White Hmong) comes from White Hmong paj, from Thai ดอกเบี้ย, from Thai ดอก, from Thai เข็ม, from Thai ใน, from Thai มหาสมุทร, from Thai สมุทร, from Sanskrit समुद्र — together, one.
zaub paj (White Hmong): cauliflower
Definitions
- cauliflower
Ancestry of “zaub paj”, step by step
zaub paj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via White Hmong paj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White Hmong | paj | flower |
| 2 | Thai | ดอกเบี้ย | interest |
| 3 | Thai | ดอก | flower; used as a title for flowers; thing that... |
| 4 | Thai | เข็ม | needle. (classifier: เล่ม) |
| 5 | Thai | ใน | in; inside; within; amidst; into; on; at; during;... |
| 6 | Thai | มหาสมุทร | ocean |
| 7 | Thai | สมุทร | sea |
| 8 | Sanskrit | समुद्र | the sea; ocean |
| 9 | Sanskrit | सम्- | with, together with, along with, together,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sam- | together, joint, paired |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via White Hmong zaub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White Hmong | zaub | leafy greens; leafy vegetables |