Where does “e dè” come from?

e dè (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese E, from Portuguese é, from Old Portuguese ser, from Latin sūm, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

e dè (Vietnamese): to be shy; to be reserved

Definitions

  1. to be shy; to be reserved

Ancestry of “e dè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseE—
2Portugueseée; that’s right; yes; yeah; erm; um
3Old Portugueseser—
4Latinsūmto be, exist
5Proto-Italicezomto be
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Italic ezom →