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

  1. boy (young male)

Ancestry of “con trai”, step by step

con trai 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 trái

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetráileft; reverse; morally wrong, unreasonable,...
2Proto-Vieticp-laːsfathom
3Proto-Mon-Khmerlaasto spread; to extend
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from Arabic كُحْلEvery word from Arabic كحل