Where does “” come from?

cơ (Vietnamese) comes from French cœur, from Middle French coeur, from Old French coer, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

(Vietnamese): muscle; aircraft; airplane; related to mechanics

Definitions

  1. muscle; aircraft; airplane; related to mechanics

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcœurheart; heart, heart shape; hearts
2Middle Frenchcoeurheart
3Old FrenchcoerAlternative form of cuer
4Old Frenchcuerheart
5Vulgar Latin*corem
6Latincorheart; soul, mind
7Proto-Italickordheart
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗrEvery word from Proto-Italic kordEvery word from Latin cor
cơ — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer