Where does “ghi công” come from?

ghi công (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ghì, from French gris, from Old Occitan gris, from Frankish grīs, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.

ghi công (Vietnamese): to cite, commend (for an achievement)

Definitions

  1. to cite, commend (for an achievement)

Ancestry of “ghi công”, step by step

ghi công traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ghì

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseghìto hold tightly, to tightly embrace
2Frenchgrisgrey, gray; drunk, tipsy; gray
3Old Occitangris—
4Frankishgrīsgrey
5Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening

via Vietnamese Công

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseCông—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkoŋto bend; to be bent; be bent
3Proto-Athabaskan*qʊ̓nʼfire
Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Frankish grīs →Every word from Old Occitan gris →