Where does “pho” come from?

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

pho (Czech): pho

Definitions

  1. pho

Ancestry of “pho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephởpho; to clear
2Vietnamesevôto enter; to go into; to toast; emphasizing...
3Vietnamesevụseason; case, affair; specialized department...
4Chinese務—
5Sino-Tibetan*mow—
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *mow →