Where does “đầy nhóc” come from?

đầy nhóc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đay, from Vietnamese dài, from English die, from Latin die, from Latin dies, from Latin diem, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.

đầy nhóc (Vietnamese): filled to the brim

Definitions

  1. filled to the brim

Ancestry of “đầy nhóc”, step by step

đầy nhóc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđayjute (genus "Corchorus", especially the jute...
2Vietnamesedàilong, lengthy
3EnglishdieTo stop living; to become dead; to undergo death;...
4Latindieablative singular of diēs; day; before the day
5LatindiesA day, "particularly:"
6Latindiemaccusative singular of diēs
7Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
8Proto-Italic*djous
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Vietnamese nhóc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhóckid, child, brat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws