Where does “áo tắm hai mảnh” come from?
áo tắm hai mảnh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hái, from English Hi, from English high, from Middle English heigh, from Old English hēah, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz — to be lying down; to settle.
áo tắm hai mảnh (Vietnamese): bikini
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Ancestry of “áo tắm hai mảnh”, step by step
áo tắm hai mảnh traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese hái
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | hái | to pluck a plant or piece of fruit for later... |
| 2 | English | Hi | a short form of Hiram |
| 3 | English | high | Elevated, extending above a base or average... |
| 4 | Middle English | heigh | high; Alternative form of hey; Alternative form... |
| 5 | Old English | hēah | high, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime,... |
| 6 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via Vietnamese áo tắm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | áo tắm | swimming suit |
| 2 | Vietnamese | tắm | to wash a body, usually your own; to bathe, to... |
| 3 | Chinese | 心 | heart, mind |
| 4 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | səm | — |
via Vietnamese Mạnh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Mạnh | — |
| 2 | Vietnamese | 孟 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | maŋ | big; old; elder |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k) | — |