Where does “壁咚” come from?
壁咚 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 壁ドン, from Japanese ドン, from Italian don, from Russian Дон, from Spanish Don, from Latin dom, from Latin domnus, from Latin Dominus — to build; to arrange, to put together.
壁咚 (Chinese): to put one's hand against a near wall (romantically or hostilely), creating a barrier with the arm and preventing someone from moving
Definitions
- to put one's hand against a near wall (romantically or hostilely), creating a barrier with the arm and preventing someone from moving
Ancestry of “壁咚”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 壁ドン | Pounding on a wall to indicate to a neighbor that... |
| 2 | Japanese | ドン | don mafia boss |
| 3 | Italian | don | Father; A title of respect to a man |
| 4 | Russian | Дон | don |
| 5 | Spanish | Don | title of respect for a man |
| 6 | Latin | dom | — |
| 7 | Latin | domnus | lord; master |
| 8 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 9 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |