Where does “to tướng” come from?

to tướng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tổ, from Chinese 似.

to tướng (Vietnamese): very big

Definitions

  1. very big

Ancestry of “to tướng”, step by step

to tướng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tổ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetổa nest; a group or team that is divided from a...
2Chinese似—

via Vietnamese tướng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetướnggeneral officer; general, a piece labeled with...
2Chinese相—
Every word from Chinese 似 →Every word from Vietnamese tổ →