Where does “Sơn” come from?
Sơn (Vietnamese) comes from French sol, from Spanish sol, from English Sol, from Old French sol, from Latin solidum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s — whole.
Ancestry of “Sơn”, step by step
Sơn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French sol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sol | soil, earth; ground; floor |
| 2 | Spanish | sol | sun; sunlight; sunny side |
| 3 | English | Sol | The Sun, the star orbited by the Earth |
| 4 | Old French | sol | alone; sol; Old French coin |
| 5 | Latin | solidum | solid |
| 6 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |
via Middle Chinese 山
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 山 | — |