Where does “ngố tàu” come from?
ngố tàu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Tàu, from Vietnamese Ba Tàu, from Vietnamese ba, from Proto-Vietic paː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer piʔ.
ngố tàu (Vietnamese): seemingly airheaded
Definitions
- seemingly airheaded
Ancestry of “ngố tàu”, step by step
ngố tàu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese Tàu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Tàu | Chinese; Chink |
| 2 | Vietnamese | Ba Tàu | Of or pertaining to ethnic Chinese people in... |
| 3 | Vietnamese | ba | father; three; secondborn |
| 4 | Proto-Vietic | paː | three |
| 5 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | piʔ | — |
via Vietnamese ngố
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ngố | doltish; dull-headed |