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
Ancestry of “nịt vú”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | vụ | season; case, affair; specialized department... |
| 2 | Chinese | 務 | — |
| 3 | Sino-Tibetan | *mow | — |