Where does “bèo” come from?

bèo (Tày) comes from Vietnamese béo, from Proto-Vietic pɛːw — leopard, panther.

bèo (Tày): water cabbage

Definitions

  1. water cabbage

Ancestry of “bèo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebéofat; fatty; to pinch
2Proto-Vieticpɛːwleopard, panther
Every word from Proto-Vietic pɛːw →Every word from Vietnamese béo →