Where does “buôn người” come from?

buôn người (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Buôn, from Chinese 販, from Old Chinese 反, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan par — to trade; to buy; to sell.

buôn người (Vietnamese): human trafficking

Definitions

  1. human trafficking

Ancestry of “buôn người”, step by step

buôn người traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Buôn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseBuôn—
2Chinese販—
3Old Chinese反—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetanparto trade; to buy; to sell

via Vietnamese Người

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseNgườiYou/Thou/Thee, Jesus Christ; You/Thou/Thee, my...
2Proto-Vieticŋaːj—
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(m)ŋaajperson, human being; human being; person
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan par →Every word from Old Chinese 反 →Every word from Chinese 販 →
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