Where does “cá heo” come from?

cá heo (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 heo (Vietnamese): a dolphin; a dophin-like cetacean

Definitions

  1. a dolphin; a dophin-like cetacean

Ancestry of “cá heo”, step by step

cá heo 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 héo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehéoto wither
2Proto-Vietichɛːwʔ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →