Where does “bà ấy” come from?
bà ấy (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bà, from Chinese 爸, from Chinese 父, from Komodo paʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.
bà ấy (Vietnamese): she woman of higher social status, e.g., older
Definitions
- she woman of higher social status, e.g., older
Ancestry of “bà ấy”, step by step
bà ấy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese bà
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bà | a grandmother; an old woman; an old lady; you, my... |
| 2 | Chinese | 爸 | — |
| 3 | Chinese | 父 | — |
| 4 | Komodo | paʔ | four |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | əpat | four |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | Səpat | four |
via Vietnamese ấy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ấy | that; those; "sentence-ending intensifying... |