Where does “âu vàng” come from?

âu vàng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vàng, from French vin, from Middle French vin, from Old French vin, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

âu vàng (Vietnamese): nation; border; the land of a country which is intact like a small pot of gold

Definitions

  1. nation; border; the land of a country which is intact like a small pot of gold

Ancestry of “âu vàng”, step by step

âu vàng traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese vàng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevàngyellow; gold
2Frenchvinwine
3Middle Frenchvinwine
4Old Frenchvinwine
5Latinvīnumwine
6Proto-Italicwīnomwine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

via Chinese 金甌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese金甌golden chalice; the country; the nation
2VietnameseCà MauCà Mau
3Khmerទឹកខ្មៅink
4Khmerទឹកwater, liquid, juice; round; temperament
5Proto-Austroasiaticɗaːkwater

via Vietnamese âu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseâuperhaps, just; small crock; dockyard, shipyard
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y-