Where does “ba que” come from?

ba que (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bà, from Chinese 爸, from Chinese 父, from Komodo paʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.

ba que (Vietnamese): deceitful; cheating; dishonest

Definitions

  1. deceitful; cheating; dishonest

Ancestry of “ba que”, step by step

ba que 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 quê

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequêcountryside; the country, rural area; a...
2Chinese桂—

Words derived from “ba que”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Səpat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat →Every word from Komodo paʔ →