Where does “áp” come from?
áp (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Tai ʔaːpᴰ — to bathe.
áp (Vietnamese): to press against; to stand against; to close in...
Definitions
- to press against; to stand against; to close in...
Ancestry of “áp”, step by step
áp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Tai ʔaːpᴰ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tai | ʔaːpᴰ | to bathe |
via Middle Chinese 壓
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 壓 | — |