Where does “phản vệ” come from?

phản vệ (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 反, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan par — to trade; to buy; to sell.

phản vệ (Vietnamese): to protect itself by launching a reaction to exogenous harmful agents

Definitions

  1. to protect itself by launching a reaction to exogenous harmful agents

Ancestry of “phản vệ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese反—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanparto trade; to buy; to sell

Words derived from “phản vệ”

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