Where does “vòng ba” come from?

vòng ba (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bà, from Chinese 爸, from Chinese 父, from Komodo paʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.

vòng ba (Vietnamese): the hip measurement

Definitions

the hip measurement

Ancestry of “vòng ba”, step by step

vòng ba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bà

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vietnamese	bà	a grandmother; an old woman; an old lady; you, my...
2	Chinese	爸	—
3	Chinese	父	—
4	Komodo	paʔ	four
5	Proto-Malayo-Polynesian	əpat	four
6	Proto-Austronesian	Səpat	four

via Vietnamese vòng

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vietnamese	vòng	circle; ring; object shaped like a circle, such...
2	Proto-Mon-Khmer	wiŋ	—

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Səpat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat →Every word from Komodo paʔ →