Where does “bát” come from?
bát (Vietnamese) comes from French patté, from Old French pade, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.
bát (Vietnamese): eight; a small bowl that can be held in one hand,...
Definitions
- eight; a small bowl that can be held in one hand,...
Ancestry of “bát”, step by step
bát traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French patté
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | patté | Narrow at the inner end, and very broad at the... |
| 2 | Old French | pade | foot; paw |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | patta | paw, foot |
| 4 | Frankish | patta | paw, sole of the foot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pat- | — |
via Chinese 缽
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 缽 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पात्र | a drinking vessel, goblet, bowl, cup, dish, pot,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
via Middle Chinese 八
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 八 | — |