Where does “héo úa” come from?

héo úa (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese héo, from Proto-Vietic hɛːwʔ.

héo úa (Vietnamese): to wither

Definitions

  1. to wither

Ancestry of “héo úa”, step by step

héo úa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese héo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehéoto wither
2Proto-Vietichɛːwʔ—

via Vietnamese úa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseúasear, withered; to wither
Every word from Proto-Vietic hɛːwʔ →Every word from Vietnamese héo →