Where does “bánh nướng” come from?
bánh nướng (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 nướng (Vietnamese): A type of mooncake with a mixed filling or mung bean paste filling and a golden-brown crust with glossy sheen, usually eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival
Definitions
- A type of mooncake with a mixed filling or mung bean paste filling and a golden-brown crust with glossy sheen, usually eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival
Ancestry of “bánh nướng”, step by step
bánh nướng traces back through two 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- | — |
via Vietnamese nướng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | nướng | to roast or grill (usually meat or fish) directly over fire or charcoal; compare quay and rang |