Where does “vì” come from?

vì (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 位, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-r(j)əp — to stand.

vì (Vietnamese): because; for; for the sake of; throne

Definitions

  1. because; for; for the sake of; throne

Ancestry of “vì”, step by step

vì traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 位

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese位—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*kV-r(j)əpto stand

via Middle Chinese 位

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese位—

via Middle Chinese 尾

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese尾—

Words derived from “vì”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-r(j)əp →Every word from Chinese 位 →