Where does “cá” come from?
cá (Vietnamese) comes from French quart, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
cá (Vietnamese): fish; to bet
Definitions
- fish; to bet
Ancestry of “cá”, step by step
cá traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French quart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | quart | fourth; quarter; shift |
| 2 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Chinese 價
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 價 | — |