Where does “phố tàu” come from?
phố tàu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Tàu, from Vietnamese Ba Tàu, from Vietnamese ba, from Proto-Vietic paː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer piʔ.
phố tàu (Vietnamese): Chinatown
Ancestry of “phố tàu”, step by step
phố tàu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese Tàu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Tàu | Chinese; Chink |
| 2 | Vietnamese | Ba Tàu | Of or pertaining to ethnic Chinese people in... |
| 3 | Vietnamese | ba | father; three; secondborn |
| 4 | Proto-Vietic | paː | three |
| 5 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | piʔ | — |
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 | — |