Where does “bánh mì” come from?
bánh mì (English) comes from Vietnamese bánh mì, from Vietnamese bánh, from French balle, from Middle French balle, from Italian balla, from Old French balle, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish balla.
bánh mì (English): Alternative spelling of banh mi
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of banh mi
Ancestry of “bánh mì”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bánh mì | bread, especially Saigon-style short baguettes... |
| 2 | Vietnamese | bánh | any sweet, salty, or savory food prepared from... |
| 3 | French | balle | (small) ball |
| 4 | Middle French | balle | ball; bundle |
| 5 | Italian | balla | large bundle, torsello, bale, reap; falsehood,... |
| 6 | Old French | balle | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | balla | — |
| 8 | Frankish | balla | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | balluz | round object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |