Where does “vô phép” come from?
vô phép (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vô, from Vietnamese vụ, from Chinese 務, from Sino-Tibetan *mow.
vô phép (Vietnamese): impolite; rude
Ancestry of “vô phép”, step by step
vô phép 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 phép
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | phép | custom; permission; authorization; a methodology |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 法 | — |