Where does “cốp” come from?

cốp (Vietnamese) comes from French coffre, from Old French cofre, from Latin cophinus, from Ancient Greek κόφινος — basket.

cốp (Vietnamese): trunk (of a car, motorbike, etc.); boot

Definitions

  1. trunk (of a car, motorbike, etc.); boot

Ancestry of “cốp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoffrechest, box
2Old Frenchcofrechest
3LatincophinusA hamper, basket
4Ancient Greekκόφινοςbasket
Every word from Ancient Greek κόφινος →Every word from Latin cophinus →Every word from Old French cofre →