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

Definitions

  1. constipated

Ancestry of “táo bón”, step by step

táo bón traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese táo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetáoapple
2Chinese造—
3Middle Chinese作—
4Middle Chinese家—

via Vietnamese bón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebónconstipated; to manure, to fertilize
Every word from Middle Chinese 家 →Every word from Middle Chinese 作 →Every word from Chinese 造 →