Where does “báo” come from?
báo (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 豹, from Chinese 駁, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *prawk — to be speckled, variegated, spotted.
báo (Vietnamese): a leopard; a spotted panther; a jaguar or a snow...
Definitions
- a leopard; a spotted panther; a jaguar or a snow...
Ancestry of “báo”, step by step
báo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 豹
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 豹 | — |
| 2 | Chinese | 駁 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *prawk | to be speckled, variegated, spotted |
via Chinese 包
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 包 | — |
via Chinese 暴風
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 暴風 | windstorm; storm; gale; force 11 wind |