Where does “vì” come from?
vì (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 位, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-r(j)əp.
vì (Vietnamese): because; for; for the sake of; throne
Definitions
- because; for; for the sake of; throne
Ancestry of “vì”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 位 | — |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *kV-r(j)əp | — |