Where does “Buôn” come from?

Buôn (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 販, from Old Chinese 反, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan par — to trade; to buy; to sell.

Ancestry of “Buôn”, step by step

Buôn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese
2Old Chinese
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanparto trade; to buy; to sell

via Rade ƀuôn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Radeƀuônvillage

Words derived from “Buôn

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