Where does “cá trê” come from?
cá trê (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 trê (Vietnamese): airbreathing catfish
Ancestry of “cá trê”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | cá | fish; to bet |
| 2 | French | quart | fourth; quarter; shift |
| 3 | Latin | quārtus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |