Where does “bàn thảo” come from?

bàn thảo (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bàn bạc, from Vietnamese bàn, from French balle, from Middle French balle, from Italian balla, from Old French balle, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish balla.

bàn thảo (Vietnamese): to discuss issues at a meeting or conference etc. and come to a conclusion

Definitions

  1. to discuss issues at a meeting or conference etc. and come to a conclusion

Ancestry of “bàn thảo”, step by step

bàn thảo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bàn bạc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebàn bạcto discuss; to exchange views
2Vietnamesebàntable; desk; board; to discuss; to talk over
3Frenchballe(small) ball
4Middle Frenchballeball; bundle
5Italianballalarge bundle, torsello, bale, reap; falsehood,...
6Old Frenchballe
7Medieval Latinballa
8Frankishballa
9Proto-Germanicballuzround object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Vietnamese thảo luận

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethảo luậnto discuss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Germanic balluz