From yoov (“fly, gnat”) + a disyllabic tshaj cum (“tall and thin; slight in build”), whose constituent syllables are of unknown interpretation.
| This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “The syllables in tshaj cum seem vaguely like they could be a Sinitic borrowing, but there's only vague resemblances in Sintic comparanda (like 瘦 (shòu), 㾪 (shěng), 瘠 (jí)).” |