Where does “nhà thổ” come from?
nhà thổ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nhà, from Proto-Vietic ɲaː — house.
nhà thổ (Vietnamese): a brothel; whorehouse; bordello
Definitions
- a brothel; whorehouse; bordello
Ancestry of “nhà thổ”, step by step
nhà thổ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese nhà
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | nhà | a house; a home; a dwelling; an immediate family;... |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | ɲaː | house |
via Vietnamese thổ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | thổ | earth; soil; land; Earth, one of the Wu Xing;... |
| 2 | Chinese | 土 | earth; local; native; indigenous; soil, earth,... |