Where does “quan to” come from?

quan to (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tổ, from Chinese 似.

quan to (Vietnamese): a bigwig in an organization; a big shot; a higher-up

Definitions

  1. a bigwig in an organization; a big shot; a higher-up

Ancestry of “quan to”, step by step

quan to traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tổ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetổa nest; a group or team that is divided from a...
2Chinese似—

via Vietnamese quân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequântroops, army
2Proto-Mon-Khmerwən(ʔ)coiled, to wind, bend; coiled; to wind, bend
Every word from Chinese 似 →Every word from Vietnamese tổ →