Where does “bánh mì hoa cúc” come from?

bánh mì hoa cúc (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 mì hoa cúc (Vietnamese): brioche

Definitions

  1. brioche

Ancestry of “bánh mì hoa cúc”, step by step

bánh mì hoa cúc traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bánh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebánhany sweet, salty, or savory food prepared from...
2Frenchballe(small) ball
3Middle Frenchballeball; bundle
4Italianballalarge bundle, torsello, bale, reap; falsehood,...
5Old Frenchballe
6Medieval Latinballa
7Frankishballa
8Proto-Germanicballuzround object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Vietnamese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseShort for mì ăn liền; instant noodles cooked...
2Italianmime; The third note, mi; E
3Latinmihidative of ego, indirect object form; me; to me
4LatinegōI; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
5Proto-ItalicegōI
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Vietnamese hoá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehoámerchandise, goods; to turn; -ize; -ise
2Chineseharmonious
3Japanesepeace, harmony, tranquillity, serenity; sum
4Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Germanic balluz
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