Where does “cao lớn” come from?

cao lớn (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.

cao lớn (Vietnamese): tall; high

Definitions

  1. tall; high

Ancestry of “cao lớn”, step by step

cao lớn 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 cáo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecáoa fox; royal edict-like announcement
2Chinese告—
3Middle Chinese校—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →