Where does “con cái” come from?

con cái (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 cái (Vietnamese): children; offspring generally speaking

Definitions

  1. children; offspring generally speaking

Ancestry of “con cái”, step by step

con cái 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 cái

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecáia thing; a whatsit; the solid bits of a broth;...
2Proto-Vietic-keːʔwoman, female
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from Arabic كُحْلEvery word from Arabic كحل
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