Where does “Liên minh châu Âu” come from?
Liên minh châu Âu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese châu Âu, from Vietnamese châu, from Proto-Vietic cuːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cuuʔ — grandchild.
Ancestry of “Liên minh châu Âu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | châu Âu | Europe |
| 2 | Vietnamese | châu | a province in ancient China and its colonies;... |
| 3 | Proto-Vietic | cuːʔ | grandchild; father's younger brother |
| 4 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | cuuʔ | grandchild |