Where does “zaub paj ntsuab” come from?
zaub paj ntsuab (White Hmong) comes from White Hmong zaub paj, from White Hmong paj, from Thai ดอกเบี้ย, from Thai ดอก, from Thai เข็ม, from Thai ใน, from Thai มหาสมุทร, from Thai สมุทร — together, one.
zaub paj ntsuab (White Hmong): broccoli
Definitions
- broccoli
Ancestry of “zaub paj ntsuab”, step by step
zaub paj ntsuab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via White Hmong zaub paj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White Hmong | zaub paj | cauliflower |
| 2 | White Hmong | paj | flower |
| 3 | Thai | ดอกเบี้ย | interest |
| 4 | Thai | ดอก | flower; used as a title for flowers; thing that... |
| 5 | Thai | เข็ม | needle. (classifier: เล่ม) |
| 6 | Thai | ใน | in; inside; within; amidst; into; on; at; during;... |
| 7 | Thai | มหาสมุทร | ocean |
| 8 | Thai | สมุทร | sea |
| 9 | Sanskrit | समुद्र | the sea; ocean |
| 10 | Sanskrit | सम्- | with, together with, along with, together,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sam- | together, joint, paired |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via White Hmong ntsuab
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White Hmong | ntsuab | green color/colour |