Where does “góc cạnh” come from?

góc cạnh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cảnh, from Proto-Vietic *t-kɛːŋʔ, from Proto-Turkic kaŋ — father.

góc cạnh (Vietnamese): angle; edge

Definitions

  1. angle; edge

Ancestry of “góc cạnh”, step by step

góc cạnh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cảnh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecảnhscenery; view; landscape; scene; state;...
2Proto-Vietic*t-kɛːŋʔ
3Proto-Turkickaŋfather

via Vietnamese góc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegóccorner; angle
Every word from Proto-Turkic kaŋ