Where does “đầu bếp” come from?
đầu bếp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đầu, from Middle Chinese 頭.
đầu bếp (Vietnamese): cook; head cook; chef
Ancestry of “đầu bếp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đầu | head; tip; end; beginning; commencement; start |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 頭 | — |