Where does “tiếng phổ thông” come from?
tiếng phổ thông (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tiếng, from Middle Chinese 聲 — sound, voice.
tiếng phổ thông (Vietnamese): the northern Vietnamese dialect that is considered "standard", popular among officials, news anchors and pop singers
Definitions
- the northern Vietnamese dialect that is considered "standard", popular among officials, news anchors and pop singers
Ancestry of “tiếng phổ thông”, step by step
tiếng phổ thông traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese tiếng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | tiếng | voice; sound; language |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 聲 | sound, voice |
via Vietnamese phổ thông
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | phổ thông | common, general, universal |
| 2 | Chinese | 普通 | ordinary; plain; average; nothing special;... |
via Chinese Mandarin 普通話
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Mandarin | 普通話 | — |