Where does “cam nhông” come from?

cam nhông (Vietnamese) comes from French camion, from French chemin, from Middle French chemin, from Old French chemin, from Latin cammīnus, from Gaulish unknown, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos — chaffinch.

cam nhông (Vietnamese): truck/lorry

Definitions

  1. truck/lorry

Ancestry of “cam nhông”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcamionlorry (UK); truck (US)
2Frenchcheminpath, way; road
3Middle Frenchcheminpath; way
4Old Frenchcheminroute; way
5Latincammīnusway
6Gaulishunknown—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pingoschaffinch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos →Every word from Gaulish unknown →Every word from Latin cammīnus →