Where does “bánh chưng” come from?
bánh chưng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bánh, from French balle, from Middle French balle, from Italian balla, from Old French balle, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish balla, from Proto-Germanic balluz.
bánh chưng (Vietnamese): bánh chưng
Ancestry of “bánh chưng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | bánh | any sweet, salty, or savory food prepared from... |
| 2 | French | balle | ball; bullet; franc , euro |
| 3 | Middle French | balle | ball; bundle |
| 4 | Italian | balla | large bundle, torsello, bale, reap; falsehood,... |
| 5 | Old French | balle | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | balla | — |
| 7 | Frankish | balla | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | balluz | round object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |