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Where does “cỏn con” come from?

cỏn con (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese còn, from French alcool, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.

cỏn con (Vietnamese): smallest; tiniest; insignificant; trivial

Definitions

  1. smallest; tiniest; insignificant; trivial

Ancestry of “cỏn con”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecònto remain; to be left; to still have or exist; to...
2Frenchalcoolalcohol, especially domestic, medical, methylated...
3Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
4Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
5Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
6Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
7Akkadianguḫlum—
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