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Where does “bạc” come from?

bạc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Bác, from Proto-Vietic paːk — uncle.

bạc (Vietnamese): silver; money; made of silver

Definitions

  1. silver; money; made of silver

Ancestry of “bạc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseBácI/me, the old Ho Chi Minh; you, the old Ho Chi...
2Proto-Vieticpaːkuncle

Words derived from “bạc”

  • cá vàng
  • đánh bạc
  • bạc má
  • suối vàng
  • vàng
  • con bạc
  • giấy bạc
  • tiền bạc
Every word from Proto-Vietic paːk →