Where does “kho bạc” come from?
kho bạc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bạc, from Vietnamese Bác, from Proto-Vietic paːk — uncle.
kho bạc (Vietnamese): treasury
Ancestry of “kho bạc”, step by step
kho bạc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese bạc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bạc | silver; money; made of silver |
| 2 | Vietnamese | Bác | I/me, the old Ho Chi Minh; you, the old Ho Chi... |
| 3 | Proto-Vietic | paːk | uncle |
via Vietnamese khó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | khó | difficult; tough; hard to get along with; hard to... |
| 2 | Chinese | 庫 | — |