Where does “choáng váng” come from?

choáng váng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vàng, from French vin, from Middle French vin, from Old French vin, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

choáng váng (Vietnamese): dizzy; giddy; vertiginous

Definitions

  1. dizzy; giddy; vertiginous

Ancestry of “choáng váng”, step by step

choáng váng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese vàng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevàngyellow; gold
2Frenchvinwine
3Middle Frenchvinwine
4Old Frenchvinwine
5Latinvīnumwine
6Proto-Italicwīnomwine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

via Vietnamese choáng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechoángdazzled; overwhelmed; stunned; shocked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y-