Where does “ho he” come from?

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

ho he (Vietnamese): to talk back

Definitions

  1. to talk back

Ancestry of “ho he”, step by step

ho he traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hồ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehồlake; glue
2Chinese戶—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanm/s-k(w)a-jmouth; opening; mouth; opening; spread; door;...

via Vietnamese hệ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehệsystem
2Chinese客guest
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m/s-k(w)a-j →Every word from Chinese 戶 →Every word from Vietnamese hồ →