Where does “gạt tàn” come from?

gạt tàn (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Albanian gat-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

gạt tàn (Vietnamese): an ashtray

Definitions

  1. an ashtray

Ancestry of “gạt tàn”, step by step

gạt tàn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Albanian gat-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniangat-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Vietnamese tàn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetànashes; remains; residue; to fade; to wither; to...
2Chinese秦—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →
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