Where does “hầu như” come from?

hầu như (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese như, from Middle Chinese 如.

hầu như (Vietnamese): almost, nearly

Definitions

  1. almost, nearly

Ancestry of “hầu như”, step by step

hầu như traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese như

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhưlike; as
2Middle Chinese如—

via Vietnamese hầu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehầumonkey; marquis; nearly; almost
2Middle Chinese喉—
Every word from Middle Chinese 如 →Every word from Vietnamese như →