Where does “buổi tối” come from?
buổi tối (Vietnamese) comes from Italian buoi, from Italian bue, from Vulgar Latin boem, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós — army.
buổi tối (Vietnamese): evening
Definitions
- evening
Ancestry of “buổi tối”, step by step
buổi tối traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian buoi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | buoi | plural of bue; oxen |
| 2 | Italian | bue | ox |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | boem | first-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 4 | Latin | bōs | head of cattle (cow, bull, steer, or ox) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 6 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |