Where does “zaub xav lav” come from?

zaub xav lav (White Hmong) comes from White Hmong zaub — leafy greens; leafy vegetables.

zaub xav lav (White Hmong): lettuce

Definitions

  1. lettuce

Ancestry of “zaub xav lav”, step by step

zaub xav lav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via White Hmong zaub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongzaubleafy greens; leafy vegetables

via White Hmong salad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongsalad
Every word from White Hmong zaub