Where does “bà phước” come from?

bà phước (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 phước (Vietnamese): nun

Definitions

  1. nun

Ancestry of “bà phước”, step by step

bà phước traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebàa grandmother; an old woman; an old lady; you, my...
2Chinese爸—
3Chinese父—
4Komodopaʔfour
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
6Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour

via Vietnamese phước

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephướcgood fortune; good luck; happiness; bliss; felicity
2Chinese福fortunate; prosperity, good luck
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Səpat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat →Every word from Komodo paʔ →