Where does “cao vút” come from?

cao vút (Vietnamese) comes from Old French vut, from Latin vōtum, from Latin votus, from Latin vovere, from Latin voveo, from Proto-Italic wogʷeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʷʰ- — to promise, to vow; to praise.

cao vút (Vietnamese): very tall (and straight in the air); immeasurably high

Definitions

  1. very tall (and straight in the air); immeasurably high

Ancestry of “cao vút”, step by step

cao vút traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French vut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvutwish; dire; want
2Latinvōtumpromise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge
3Latinvotusvowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed
4Latinvoverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5LatinvoveoI vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;...
6Proto-ItalicwogʷeōI vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wegʷʰ-to promise, to vow; to praise

via Vietnamese cáo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecáoa fox; royal edict-like announcement
2Chinese
3Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic wogʷeōEvery word from Latin voveo