Where does “của nợ” come from?

của nợ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cửa, from French cours, from German Kurs, from Italian corso, from Latin cohors, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

của nợ (Vietnamese): curse; pain in the neck

Definitions

  1. curse; pain in the neck

Ancestry of “của nợ”, step by step

của nợ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cửa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecửaa door or a window
2Frenchcoursstream of water, river; course; teaching, lesson,...
3GermanKurscourse; exchange rate, market price
4Italiancorsocourse; stream, waterway; avenue
5Latincohorsa court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or...
6Latinco-allomorph of con-
7Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Vietnamese nổ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenổto explode; to pop; to burst
2Vietnamesekiln, furnace, oven, heater
3Vietnamesebỏto put, to place; to leave, to abandon; to quit
4EnglishboardA relatively long, wide and thin piece of any...
5Englishboardridersurfer
6EnglishriderOne who rides, often on a horse or a motorcycle;...
7Middle EnglishridereAlternative form of ryder
8Middle EnglishryderA rider or equestrian; one who rides a horse; A...
9Old Englishrīdererider, knight
10Old Englishrīdanto ride
11Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
12Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
13Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-