Where does “phở cuốn” come from?
phở cuốn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese phở, from Vietnamese vô, from Vietnamese vụ, from Chinese 務, from Sino-Tibetan *mow.
phở cuốn (Vietnamese): Vietnamese dish which uses the material to make...
Definitions
- Vietnamese dish which uses the material to make...
Ancestry of “phở cuốn”, step by step
phở cuốn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via Vietnamese cuốn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | cuốn | to roll |