Where does “túm năm tụm ba” come from?
túm năm tụm ba (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bà, from Chinese 爸, from Chinese 父, from Komodo paʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.
túm năm tụm ba (Vietnamese): to form groups of three or five; to gather
Definitions
- to form groups of three or five; to gather
Ancestry of “túm năm tụm ba”, step by step
túm năm tụm ba traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese bà
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bà | a grandmother; an old woman; an old lady; you, my... |
| 2 | Chinese | 爸 | — |
| 3 | Chinese | 父 | — |
| 4 | Komodo | paʔ | four |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | əpat | four |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | Səpat | four |