Where does “phương chi” come from?

phương chi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Phương, from Chinese 方, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan poŋ, from Proto-Great Andamanese *pəŋ.

phương chi (Vietnamese): much less; let alone

Definitions

  1. much less; let alone

Ancestry of “phương chi”, step by step

phương chi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Phương

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesePhương
2Chinese
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanpoŋraft; float
4Proto-Great Andamanese*pəŋ

via Vietnamese chí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechíwill; spirit; Central Vietnam and Southern...
2Proto-Bahnaricciːhead louse
3Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse
Every word from Proto-Great Andamanese *pəŋEvery word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan poŋEvery word from Chinese