Where does “Tàu” come from?
Tàu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Ba Tàu, from Vietnamese ba, from Proto-Vietic paː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer piʔ.
Tàu (Vietnamese): Chinese; Chink
Ancestry of “Tàu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | Ba Tàu | Of or pertaining to ethnic Chinese people in... |
| 2 | Vietnamese | ba | father; three; secondborn |
| 3 | Proto-Vietic | paː | three |
| 4 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | piʔ | — |