Where does “Cô Bé Quàng Khăn Đỏ” come from?
Cô Bé Quàng Khăn Đỏ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đỏ, from French dose, from Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις, from Ancient Greek δίδωμι, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
Cô Bé Quàng Khăn Đỏ (Vietnamese): the Little Red Riding Hood
Definitions
- the Little Red Riding Hood
Ancestry of “Cô Bé Quàng Khăn Đỏ”, step by step
Cô Bé Quàng Khăn Đỏ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese đỏ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đỏ | red; burning; flaring up; lucky; fortunate |
| 2 | French | dose | proportion; dose; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | dosis | dose |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δόσις | giving, a gift; license, permission; portion |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δίδωμι | I give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via Vietnamese quàng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | quàng | nonsensical, absurd; indiscriminate; to put on,... |
| 2 | Chinese | 廣 | — |
via Vietnamese khăn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | khăn | towel, napkin, handkerchief, kerchief, turban |