Where does “đui” come from?
đui (Vietnamese) comes from French douille, from Middle French douille, from Old French doile, from Frankish duli, from Proto-Germanic dulją, from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- — an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...
đui (Vietnamese): blind
Definitions
- blind
Ancestry of “đui”, step by step
đui traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French douille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | douille | socket; cartridge case; money |
| 2 | Middle French | douille | — |
| 3 | Old French | doile | — |
| 4 | Frankish | duli | pipe, tube, conduit; hollow tube, pipe; tube,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dulją | tube, pipe; nozzle, spout |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰel- | an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;... |
via Proto-Vietic duːl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | duːl | — |