Where does “gà ác” come from?
gà ác (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gà, from French gaz, from Dutch gas, from Middle Dutch gasse, from Middle High German gazze, from Old High German gazza, from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ.
gà ác (Vietnamese): a breed of chicken mainly found in Vietnam
Definitions
- a breed of chicken mainly found in Vietnam
Ancestry of “gà ác”, step by step
gà ác traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese gà
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | gà | a chicken; inexperienced or unskilled; to up the... |
| 2 | French | gaz | gas; flatulence |
| 3 | Dutch | gas | gas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | gasse | unpaved street |
| 5 | Middle High German | gazze | — |
| 6 | Old High German | gazza | lane |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *gatwā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |