Where does “sơ hở” come from?
sơ hở (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese số, from French sœur, from Middle French soeur, from Old French suer, from Latin soror, from Proto-Italic swezōr, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr — blood.
sơ hở (Vietnamese): to slip up; to overlook
Definitions
- to slip up; to overlook
Ancestry of “sơ hở”, step by step
sơ hở traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese số
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | số | number; size; amount; count |
| 2 | French | sœur | sister; nun |
| 3 | Middle French | soeur | sister |
| 4 | Old French | suer | nominative singular of seror; to dry |
| 5 | Latin | soror | sister; cousin, daughter of a father's brother;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | swezōr | sister |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swésōr | sister |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | su-h₁ésh₂-ōr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésh₂r̥ | blood |
via Vietnamese hồ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | hồ | lake; glue |
| 2 | Chinese | 戶 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | m/s-k(w)a-j | mouth; opening; mouth; opening; spread; door;... |