Where does “con trai” come from?
con trai (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 trai (Vietnamese): boy (young male)
Definitions
- boy (young male)
Ancestry of “con trai”, step by step
con trai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese còn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | còn | to remain; to be left; to still have or exist; to... |
| 2 | French | alcool | alcohol, especially domestic, medical, methylated... |
| 3 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 4 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 5 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 6 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 7 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |