Where does “cá cúi” come from?

cá cúi (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 cúi (Vietnamese): dugong (Dugong dugon)

Definitions

  1. dugong (Dugong dugon)

Ancestry of “cá cúi”, step by step

cá cúi 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 cúi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecúipig; to bend
2Proto-Vieticguːrʔpig; pork
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →