Where does “biển báo” come from?
biển báo (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese báo, from Chinese 豹, from Chinese 駁, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *prawk — to be speckled, variegated, spotted.
biển báo (Vietnamese): a traffic sign; a road sign
Definitions
- a traffic sign; a road sign
Ancestry of “biển báo”, step by step
biển báo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese báo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | báo | a leopard; a spotted panther; a jaguar or a snow... |
| 2 | Chinese | 豹 | — |
| 3 | Chinese | 駁 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *prawk | to be speckled, variegated, spotted |
via Vietnamese biển
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | biển | sea; ocean; sea; sign; signboard; placard; title... |