Where does “hồ” come from?

hồ (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 戶, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m/s-k(w)a-j — mouth; opening; mouth; opening; spread; door;...

hồ (Vietnamese): lake; glue

Definitions

  1. lake; glue

Ancestry of “hồ”, step by step

hồ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 戶

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese戶—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanm/s-k(w)a-jmouth; opening; mouth; opening; spread; door;...

via Proto-Vietic hɔː

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietichɔː—

via Chinese 呼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese呼—

Words derived from “hồ”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m/s-k(w)a-j →Every word from Chinese 戶 →