Where does “bánh da lợn” come from?
bánh da lợn (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 da lợn (Vietnamese): A Vietnamese steamed layer cake made from tapioca starch, rice flour, mashed mung beans, taro, or durian, coconut milk and/or water, and sugar
Definitions
- A Vietnamese steamed layer cake made from tapioca starch, rice flour, mashed mung beans, taro, or durian, coconut milk and/or water, and sugar
Ancestry of “bánh da lợn”, step by step
bánh da lợn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese bánh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bánh | any sweet, salty, or savory food prepared from... |
| 2 | French | balle | (small) ball |
| 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- | — |