Where does “cạ cứng” come from?

cạ cứng (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.

cạ cứng (Vietnamese): bestie

Definitions

  1. bestie

Ancestry of “cạ cứng”, step by step

cạ cứng 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 cùng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecùngthe end, limit; with; and
2Middle Chinese宮—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →