Where does “người thứ ba” come from?
người thứ ba (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thứ ba, from Vietnamese bà, from Chinese 爸, from Chinese 父, from Komodo paʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.
người thứ ba (Vietnamese): the third person; the other man or woman;...
Definitions
- the third person; the other man or woman;...
Ancestry of “người thứ ba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | thứ ba | third; Tuesday |
| 2 | Vietnamese | bà | a grandmother; an old woman; an old lady; you, my... |
| 3 | Chinese | 爸 | — |
| 4 | Chinese | 父 | — |
| 5 | Komodo | paʔ | four |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | əpat | four |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | Səpat | four |