Where does “nịt vú” come from?

nịt vú (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vụ, from Chinese 務, from Sino-Tibetan *mow.

nịt vú (Vietnamese): bra, brassiere

Definitions

  1. bra, brassiere

Ancestry of “nịt vú”, step by step

nịt vú traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese vụ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevụseason; case, affair; specialized department...
2Chinese務—
3Sino-Tibetan*mow—

via Vietnamese nịt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenịtto belt (one's belly); to fit tightly
2Vietnameserịt‘to fasten; to tie’
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *mow →Every word from Chinese 務 →Every word from Vietnamese vụ →
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