Where does “Vo” come from?

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

Vo (French): "version originale" — original-language version (OV); a non-French-language film

Definitions

  1. "version originale" — original-language version (OV); a non-French-language film

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 →
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