Where does “câu” come from?

câu (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic kuː — hook.

câu (Vietnamese): Short for bồ câu; sentence; expression; line; to...

Definitions

  1. Short for bồ câu; sentence; expression; line; to...

Ancestry of “câu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietickuːhook
Every word from Proto-Vietic kuː
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