Where does “bóng hồng” come from?
bóng hồng (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 hồng (Vietnamese): girl; woman
Definitions
- girl; woman
Ancestry of “bóng hồng”, step by step
bóng hồng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese bóng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bóng | a ball; shadow; reflection |
| 2 | French | bon | good; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot |
| 3 | Middle French | bon | good |
| 4 | Old French | bon | good |
| 5 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 6 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |