Where does “be” come from?
be (Vietnamese) comes from French bé — The name of the Latin-script letter B.
be (Vietnamese): a Southern Yellow zebu calf; "The cry of a calf";...
Definitions
- a Southern Yellow zebu calf; "The cry of a calf";...
Ancestry of “be”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | bé | The name of the Latin-script letter B |