Where does “déjà-vu” come from?
déjà-vu (French) comes from French VU, from Vietnamese vụ, from Chinese 務, from Sino-Tibetan *mow.
déjà-vu (French): déjà vu
Ancestry of “déjà-vu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | VU | — |
| 2 | Vietnamese | vụ | season; case, affair; specialized department... |
| 3 | Chinese | 務 | — |
| 4 | Sino-Tibetan | *mow | — |
Words derived from “déjà-vu”