Where does “bồn cầu” come from?

bồn cầu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cầu, from Proto-Vietic kaw, from Dutch kauwen, from Middle Dutch couwen, from Old Dutch kiuwan, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

bồn cầu (Vietnamese): toilet bowl

Definitions

  1. toilet bowl

Ancestry of “bồn cầu”, step by step

bồn cầu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cầu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecầua jianzi shuttlecock; a badminton shuttlecock;...
2Proto-Vietickaw—
3Dutchkauwento chew
4Middle Dutchcouwento chew
5Old Dutchkiuwanto chew
6Proto-West Germanickeuwanto chew
7Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

via Vietnamese bồn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebồna wall-affixed basin or counter-affixed kitchen sink; compare thau
2Chinese盆—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic keuwan →