Where does “ổ mềm” come from?
ổ mềm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ổ, from Proto-Vietic ʔuh.
Ancestry of “ổ mềm”, step by step
ổ mềm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese ổ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ổ | a nest; a space where a lot of beings of the same... |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | ʔuh | — |
via Vietnamese mềm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mềm | soft |