Where does “con bạc” come from?

con bạc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese còn, from French alcool, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

con bạc (Vietnamese): gambler

Definitions

  1. gambler

Ancestry of “con bạc”, step by step

con bạc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese còn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecònto remain; to be left; to still have or exist; to...
2Frenchalcoolalcohol, especially domestic, medical, methylated...
3Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
4Andalusian Arabicكُحُول
5Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
6Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
7Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via Vietnamese bạc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebạcsilver; money; made of silver
2VietnameseBácI/me, the old Ho Chi Minh; you, the old Ho Chi...
3Proto-Vieticpaːkuncle
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from Arabic كُحْلEvery word from Arabic كحل