Where does “hầm hố” come from?
hầm hố (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hồ, from Chinese 戶, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m/s-k(w)a-j — mouth; opening; mouth; opening; spread; door;...
hầm hố (Vietnamese): holes and pits
Definitions
- holes and pits
Ancestry of “hầm hố”, step by step
hầm hố traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese hồ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | hồ | lake; glue |
| 2 | Chinese | 戶 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | m/s-k(w)a-j | mouth; opening; mouth; opening; spread; door;... |