Where does “táo bón” come from?
táo bón (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese táo, from Chinese 造, from Middle Chinese 作, from Middle Chinese 家.
táo bón (Vietnamese): constipated
Ancestry of “táo bón”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | táo | apple; jujube; jujube ; jharber |
| 2 | Chinese | 造 | — |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 作 | — |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 家 | — |
Words derived from “táo bón”