Where does “thu” come from?
thu (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 首, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *qV-luʔ.
thu (Vietnamese): inferior in quality, second, second vice, under;...
Definitions
- inferior in quality, second, second vice, under;...
Ancestry of “thu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Chinese | 首 | neck |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *qV-luʔ | — |