Where does “cầu mong” come from?
cầu mong (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 mong (Vietnamese): to wish; to pray
Definitions
- to wish; to pray
Ancestry of “cầu mong”, step by step
cầu mong 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 móng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | móng | nail |
| 2 | Vietnamese | 孟 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | maŋ | big; old; elder |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k) | — |