Where does “Cholon” come from?

Cholon (French) comes from Vietnamese Chợ Lớn, from Vietnamese lớn, from French galon, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Cholon (French): Cholon

Definitions

  1. Cholon

Ancestry of “Cholon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseChợ LớnA market in Buôn Ma Thuột, Đắk Lắk
2Vietnameselớnbig; large; grown-up; adult; great; grand
3Frenchgalonbraid; stripe
4Latingalum
5Vulgar Latin*galla
6Gaulishgallāvessel
7Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭEvery word from Gaulish gallā
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