Where does “gang tấc” come from?
gang tấc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese găng, from French gant, from Latin wantus, from Frankish wantu, from Proto-Germanic wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰnú-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
gang tấc (Vietnamese): the nick of time
Definitions
- the nick of time
Ancestry of “gang tấc”, step by step
gang tấc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese găng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | găng | glove; tight; tense; strained; tightly; tensely;... |
| 2 | French | gant | glove |
| 3 | Latin | wantus | glove |
| 4 | Frankish | wantu | glove; mitten; glove |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wantuz | glove, mitten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wondʰnú- | glove |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
via Vietnamese tấc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | tấc | name of several units of length |