Where does “cá cóc” come from?

cá cóc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cá, from French quart, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

cá cóc (Vietnamese): salamander

Definitions

  1. salamander

Ancestry of “cá cóc”, step by step

cá cóc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecáfish; to bet
2Frenchquartfourth; quarter; shift
3Latinquārtusfourth
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Vietnamese cóc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecóca toad; not; no
2Middle Vietnamesecăóc—

Words derived from “cá cóc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →