Where does “Bác Hồ” come from?

Bác Hồ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hồ, from Chinese 戶, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m/s-k(w)a-j — mouth; opening; mouth; opening; spread; door;...

Bác Hồ (Vietnamese): Uncle Ho

Definitions

  1. Uncle Ho

Ancestry of “Bác Hồ”, step by step

Bác Hồ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hồ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehồlake; glue
2Chinese戶—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanm/s-k(w)a-jmouth; opening; mouth; opening; spread; door;...

via Vietnamese Bác

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseBácI/me, the old Ho Chi Minh; you, the old Ho Chi...
2Proto-Vieticpaːkuncle
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m/s-k(w)a-j →Every word from Chinese 戶 →Every word from Vietnamese hồ →