Where does “phẩy” come from?

phẩy (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vậy, from Proto-Vietic valʔ — skirt.

phẩy (Vietnamese): to gently fan (something) off; to whisk (off, away); to flick (away); to flap

Definitions

  1. to gently fan (something) off; to whisk (off, away); to flick (away); to flap

Ancestry of “phẩy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevậyso, thus; intensifying sentence-final particle
2Proto-Vieticvalʔskirt

Words derived from “phẩy”

Every word from Proto-Vietic valʔ →