Where does “cờ ba que” come from?

cờ ba que (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese có, from French commission, from Russian коми́ссия, from Latin commissio, from Latin committo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cờ ba que (Vietnamese): the flag of the former Republic of Vietnam

Definitions

  1. the flag of the former Republic of Vietnam

Ancestry of “cờ ba que”, step by step

cờ ba que traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese có

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecóto have; do; does; do
2Frenchcommissioncommission fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction
3Russianкоми́ссияchores
4Latincommissiocommission
5LatincommittoI commit; I begin; I carry on
6Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Vietnamese bà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebàa grandmother; an old woman; an old lady; you, my...
2Chinese爸—
3Chinese父—
4Komodopaʔfour
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
6Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour

via Vietnamese quê

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequêcountryside; the country, rural area; a...
2Chinese桂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Latin cōn- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →