Where does “áo” come from?

áo (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic ʔaːwʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔaawʔ — upper garment.

áo (Vietnamese): a top; an outfit

Definitions

  1. a top; an outfit

Ancestry of “áo”, step by step

áo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic ʔaːwʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticʔaːwʔ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerʔaawʔupper garment

via Vietnamese siêu vũ trụ ảo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesiêu vũ trụ ảometaverse hypothetical future Internet

Words derived from “áo”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔaawʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔaːwʔ →