Where does “cá voi” come from?
cá voi (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 voi (Vietnamese): whale
Ancestry of “cá voi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 |
Words derived from “cá voi”