Where does “Tây” come from?
Tây (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 西, from English West, from Middle English west, from Old English west, from Proto-West Germanic *westr, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros.
Tây (Vietnamese): Alternative letter-case form of tây
Definitions
- Alternative letter-case form of tây
Ancestry of “Tây”, step by step
Tây traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 西
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 西 | — |
| 2 | English | West | Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie |
| 3 | Middle English | west | west; A location to the south; the south; The... |
| 4 | Old English | west | west |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *westr | western, westernly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | westrą | west; west, westward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | westraz | west, western |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |
via Vietnamese Tây Ban Nha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Tây Ban Nha | Spanish |
| 2 | Chinese Mandarin | 西班牙 | — |
| 3 | Latin | Hispānia | — |
| 4 | Punic | אי שפן | coast of hyraxes |
via Chinese 洗
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 洗 | — |