Where does “há hốc” come from?
há hốc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Hạ, from Proto-Vietic haːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer haʔ — to open mouth.
há hốc (Vietnamese): to open one's mouth wide; to gape
Definitions
- to open one's mouth wide; to gape
Ancestry of “há hốc”, step by step
há hốc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese Hạ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Hạ | the Xia dynasty |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | haːʔ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | haʔ | to open mouth |
via Vietnamese hốc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | hốc | creephole, hole |