Where does “táo” come from?

táo (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 造, from Middle Chinese 作, from Middle Chinese 家.

táo (Vietnamese): apple

Definitions

  1. apple

Ancestry of “táo”, step by step

táo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 造

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese造—
2Middle Chinese作—
3Middle Chinese家—

via Proto-Vietic soː

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-VieticsoːI; me

via Middle Chinese 棗

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese棗—

Words derived from “táo”

Every word from Middle Chinese 家 →Every word from Middle Chinese 作 →Every word from Chinese 造 →