Where does “vá vỏ” come from?
vá vỏ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vô, from Vietnamese vụ, from Chinese 務, from Sino-Tibetan *mow.
vá vỏ (Vietnamese): to repair a puncture on a tyre
Definitions
- to repair a puncture on a tyre
Ancestry of “vá vỏ”, step by step
vá vỏ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese vô
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | vô | to enter; to go into; to toast; emphasizing... |
| 2 | Vietnamese | vụ | season; case, affair; specialized department... |
| 3 | Chinese | 務 | — |
| 4 | Sino-Tibetan | *mow | — |
via Vietnamese và
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | và | and; To shovel food from a rice bowl into one's... |
| 2 | Chinese | 和 | harmonious |
| 3 | Japanese | 和 | peace, harmony, tranquillity, serenity; sum |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 和 | — |