Where does “bóng gỗ” come from?

bóng gỗ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bóng, from French bon, from Middle French bon, from Old French bon, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

bóng gỗ (Vietnamese): bowling

Definitions

  1. bowling

Ancestry of “bóng gỗ”, step by step

bóng gỗ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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...

via Vietnamese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemound, knoll; to bend, to curve
2Proto-Mon-Khmertkɔɔʔisland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew-Every word from Proto-Italic dwenosEvery word from Old Latin duenos