Where does “bẻo” come from?

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

bẻo (Tày): fat

Definitions

  1. fat

Ancestry of “bẻo”, step by step

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