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Where does “bổng” come from?

bổng (Vietnamese) comes 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...

bổng (Vietnamese): a ball; shadow; reflection

Definitions

  1. a ball; shadow; reflection

Ancestry of “bổng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbongood; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot
2Middle Frenchbongood
3Old Frenchbongood
4Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
5Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
6Proto-Italicdwenosgood
7Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “bổng”

  • bóng nước
  • bóng tối
  • bóng chuyền
  • bóng gỗ
  • bóng chày
  • từ láy
  • bóng đá
  • bóng mềm
  • bóng đèn
  • bong bóng
  • bóng bàn
  • bóng rổ
  • bóng bầu dục
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