Where does “đánh bóng” come from?

đánh bóng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đánh, from Chinese 打, from English dozen, from Middle English dozen, from Old French dozaine, from Old French doze, from Vulgar Latin dodeci, from Latin duodecim — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

đánh bóng (Vietnamese): to polish

Definitions

  1. to polish

Ancestry of “đánh bóng”, step by step

đánh bóng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đánh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđánhto strike, usually with your palms or a weapon;...
2Chinese
3EnglishdozenA set of twelve; A large, unspecified number of,...
4Middle Englishdozen
5Old Frenchdozainea group of twelve
6Old Frenchdozetwelve
7Vulgar Latindodeci
8Latinduodecimtwelve; 12; dozen
9Latindecemten; 10
10Latin-nus-an
11Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
12Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Vietnamese bóng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebónga ball; shadow; reflection
2Frenchbongood; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot
3Middle Frenchbongood
4Old Frenchbongood
5Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
6Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
7Proto-Italicdwenosgood
8Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Latin -nusEvery word from Latin decem