Where does “củ chuối” come from?

củ chuối (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cú, from French coup, from Old French colp, from Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

củ chuối (Vietnamese): corm of a banana tree

Definitions

  1. corm of a banana tree

Ancestry of “củ chuối”, step by step

củ chuối traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecúan owl; hoot; to knuckle one's head
2Frenchcoupblow, hit, strike; fast and instantaneous action;...
3Old Frenchcolpstrike; hit
4Latincolpusstroke; strike; hit
5Ancient Greekκόλποςbosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Vietnamese chuối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechuốibanana
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- →Every word from Ancient Greek κόλπος →