Where does “lao phổi” come from?

lao phổi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Lào, from Lao ລາວ — he, she, him, her.

lao phổi (Vietnamese): pulmonary tuberculosis

Definitions

  1. pulmonary tuberculosis

Ancestry of “lao phổi”, step by step

lao phổi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Lào

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseLàoLaotian; Lao
2Laoລາວhe, she, him, her

via Vietnamese phổi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephổilung
Every word from Lao ລາວ →Every word from Vietnamese Lào →