Where does “quê” come from?
quê (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 桂.
quê (Vietnamese): countryside; the country, rural area; a...
Definitions
- countryside; the country, rural area; a...
Ancestry of “quê”, step by step
quê traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 桂
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 桂 | — |
via Proto-Vietic k-veːr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | k-veːr | village |
via Proto-Vietic k-vɛː
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | k-vɛː | — |