Where does “bài vở” come from?

bài vở (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 vở (Vietnamese): class materials

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Ancestry of “bài vở”, step by step

bài vở traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bài

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebàicard, playing card, card game; tag, tablet;...
2EnglishbyeThe position of a person or team in a tournament...
3Old Englishlullaby!; near, by; by, near, around
4Proto-West Germanicby, at; near, around
5Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Vietnamese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseto enter; to go into; to toast; emphasizing...
2Vietnamesevụseason; case, affair; specialized department...
3Chinese
4Sino-Tibetan*mow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-