Where does “chùm bao” come from?
chùm bao (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese báo, from Chinese 豹, from Chinese 駁, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *prawk — to be speckled, variegated, spotted.
chùm bao (Vietnamese): wild maracuja (Passiflora foetida)
Definitions
- wild maracuja (Passiflora foetida)
Ancestry of “chùm bao”, step by step
chùm bao traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese báo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | báo | a leopard; a spotted panther; a jaguar or a snow... |
| 2 | Chinese | 豹 | — |
| 3 | Chinese | 駁 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *prawk | to be speckled, variegated, spotted |
via Vietnamese chum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chum | a kind of vase used to contain water |