Where does “béo phì” come from?

béo phì (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese béo, from Proto-Vietic pɛːw — leopard, panther.

béo phì (Vietnamese): obese; obesity

Definitions

  1. obese; obesity

Ancestry of “béo phì”, step by step

béo phì traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese béo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebéofat; fatty; to pinch
2Proto-Vieticpɛːwleopard, panther

via Vietnamese phì

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephìfat; fertile
Every word from Proto-Vietic pɛːw →Every word from Vietnamese béo →