Where does “hầu hết” come from?

hầu hết (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hết, from Proto-Vietic heːt, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔət.

hầu hết (Vietnamese): nearly all; almost all; most

Definitions

  1. nearly all; almost all; most

Ancestry of “hầu hết”, step by step

hầu hết traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hết

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehếtto finish, to end, to expire, to come to an end;...
2Proto-Vieticheːtfinished
3Proto-Mon-Khmerʔət—

via Vietnamese hầu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehầumonkey; marquis; nearly; almost
2Middle Chinese喉—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔət →Every word from Proto-Vietic heːt →Every word from Vietnamese hết →