Where does “bóng đái” come from?

bóng đái (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese dài, from English die, from Latin die, from Latin dies, from Latin diem, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

bóng đái (Vietnamese): urinary bladder

Definitions

  1. urinary bladder

Ancestry of “bóng đái”, step by step

bóng đái traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese dài

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedàilong, lengthy
2EnglishdieTo stop living; to become dead; to undergo death;...
3Latindieablative singular of diēs; day; before the day
4LatindiesA day, "particularly:"
5Latindiemaccusative singular of diēs
6Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
7Proto-Italic*djous
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Vietnamese bóng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebónga ball; shadow; reflection
2Frenchbongood; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot
3Middle Frenchbongood
4Old Frenchbongood
5Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
6Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
7Proto-Italicdwenosgood
8Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws