Where does “bài chòi” come from?
bài chòi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bài, from English bye, from Old English bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
bài chòi (Vietnamese): a performance art usually associated with Central Vietnam
Definitions
- a performance art usually associated with Central Vietnam
Ancestry of “bài chòi”, step by step
bài chòi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese bài
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bài | card, playing card, card game; tag, tablet;... |
| 2 | English | bye | The position of a person or team in a tournament... |
| 3 | Old English | bī | lullaby!; near, by; by, near, around |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Vietnamese chòi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chòi | hut; shack; shed |