Where does “họ hàng” come from?
họ hàng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hồ, from Chinese 戶, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m/s-k(w)a-j — mouth; opening; mouth; opening; spread; door;...
họ hàng (Vietnamese): relative
Ancestry of “họ hàng”, step by step
| 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;... |