Where does “bao quanh” come from?

bao quanh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese báo, from Chinese 豹, from Chinese 駁, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *prawk — to be speckled, variegated, spotted.

bao quanh (Vietnamese): to circle, to surround, to encompass

Definitions

  1. to circle, to surround, to encompass

Ancestry of “bao quanh”, step by step

bao quanh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese báo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebáoa leopard; a spotted panther; a jaguar or a snow...
2Chinese豹—
3Chinese駁—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*prawkto be speckled, variegated, spotted

via Vietnamese quanh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequanhroundabout; indirect; sinuous; meandering;...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerwiŋ—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *prawk →Every word from Chinese 駁 →Every word from Chinese 豹 →