Where does “cầu lông” come from?
cầu lông (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cầu, from Proto-Vietic kaw, from Dutch kauwen, from Middle Dutch couwen, from Old Dutch kiuwan, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.
cầu lông (Vietnamese): badminton; a shuttlecock
Definitions
- badminton; a shuttlecock
Ancestry of “cầu lông”, step by step
cầu lông traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese cầu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | cầu | a jianzi shuttlecock; a badminton shuttlecock;... |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | kaw | — |
| 3 | Dutch | kauwen | to chew |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | couwen | to chew |
| 5 | Old Dutch | kiuwan | to chew |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | keuwan | to chew |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |
via Vietnamese lòng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | lòng | intestines; the central region of a hand or foot;... |
| 2 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 3 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |