Where does “phó chủ tịch” come from?
phó chủ tịch (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese phở, from Vietnamese vô, from Vietnamese vụ, from Chinese 務, from Sino-Tibetan *mow.
phó chủ tịch (Vietnamese): vice-chairman
Ancestry of “phó chủ tịch”, step by step
phó chủ tịch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese phở
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | phở | pho; to clear |
| 2 | Vietnamese | vô | to enter; to go into; to toast; emphasizing... |
| 3 | Vietnamese | vụ | season; case, affair; specialized department... |
| 4 | Chinese | 務 | — |
| 5 | Sino-Tibetan | *mow | — |
via Vietnamese chủ tịch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chủ tịch | a president; a chairperson |
| 2 | Chinese | 主席 | chairperson (of a meeting); leader of meeting |