Where does “cứt lợn” come from?

cứt lợn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lớn, from French galon, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

cứt lợn (Vietnamese): Ageratum conyzoides

Definitions

  1. Ageratum conyzoides

Ancestry of “cứt lợn”, step by step

cứt lợn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese lớn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselớnbig; large; grown-up; adult; great; grand
2Frenchgalonbraid; stripe
3Latingalum
4Vulgar Latin*galla
5Gaulishgallāvessel
6Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Vietnamese cứt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecứtshit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭEvery word from Gaulish gallā