Where does “khu phố” come from?
khu phố (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese phở, from Vietnamese vô, from Vietnamese vụ, from Chinese 務, from Sino-Tibetan *mow.
khu phố (Vietnamese): neighborhood
Ancestry of “khu phố”, step by step
khu phố traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese phở
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | phở | pho; to clear |
| 2 | Vietnamese | vô | to enter; to go into; to toast; emphasizing... |
| 3 | Vietnamese | vụ | season; case, affair; specialized department... |
| 4 | Chinese | 務 | — |
| 5 | Sino-Tibetan | *mow | — |
via Vietnamese khu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | khu | district, area, zone; ward; buttock, ass/arse |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 區 | — |