Where does “Vo” come from?

Vo (Czech) comes from Vietnamese vô, from Vietnamese vụ, from Chinese 務, from Sino-Tibetan *mow.

Ancestry of “Vo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevôto enter; to go into; to toast; emphasizing...
2Vietnamesevụseason; case, affair; specialized department...
3Chinese務—
4Sino-Tibetan*mow—
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *mow →Every word from Chinese 務 →Every word from Vietnamese vụ →