Where does “Pho” come from?

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

Pho (German): pho Vietnamese rice noodle soup

Definitions

  1. pho Vietnamese rice noodle soup

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 →