Where does “tên họ” come from?
tên họ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tên, from Proto-Slavic *tъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
tên họ (Vietnamese): family name
Definitions
- family name
Ancestry of “tên họ”, step by step
tên họ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese tên
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | tên | given name; name; person |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *tъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tas | that |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
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;... |