Where does “phó mặc” come from?

phó mặc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese phở, from Vietnamese vô, from Vietnamese vụ, from Chinese 務, from Sino-Tibetan *mow.

phó mặc (Vietnamese): to leave to do as one pleases without supervision

Definitions

  1. to leave to do as one pleases without supervision

Ancestry of “phó mặc”, step by step

phó mặc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese phở

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephởpho; to clear
2Vietnamesevôto enter; to go into; to toast; emphasizing...
3Vietnamesevụseason; case, affair; specialized department...
4Chinese務—
5Sino-Tibetan*mow—

via Vietnamese mặc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemặcto wear, to put on; to leave alone, to not care
2Proto-Vieticmak—
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *mow →