Where does “bú” come from?
bú (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic buːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔbuuʔ — to suck at the breast, to suckle.
bú (Vietnamese): to suck to consume milk
Ancestry of “bú”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | buːʔ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ʔbuuʔ | to suck at the breast, to suckle |