Where does “វង់បាញ់” come from?
វង់បាញ់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer បាញ់, from Vietnamese bánh, from French balle, from Middle French balle, from Italian balla, from Old French balle, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish balla.
វង់បាញ់ (Khmer): target
Definitions
- target
Ancestry of “វង់បាញ់”, step by step
វង់បាញ់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer បាញ់
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | បាញ់ | to shoot (a bow or gun), fire (a weapon) at, to aim at |
| 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- | — |