Where does “chất béo” come from?

chất béo (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese béo, from Proto-Vietic pɛːw — leopard, panther.

chất béo (Vietnamese): fat; lipid

Definitions

  1. fat; lipid

Ancestry of “chất béo”, step by step

chất béo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese béo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebéofat; fatty; to pinch
2Proto-Vieticpɛːwleopard, panther

via Vietnamese chất

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechấtsubstance; quality; cool; awesome
Every word from Proto-Vietic pɛːw →Every word from Vietnamese béo →