Where does “ghế” come from?
ghế (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese băng ghế, from French banc, from Old High German banc, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
ghế (Vietnamese): a seat
Ancestry of “ghế”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | băng ghế | bench |
| 2 | French | banc | bench; bank; bank, shoal, school |
| 3 | Old High German | banc | counter, bench |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |