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Where does “giờ Hợi” come from?

giờ Hợi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hơi, from Dutch hooi, from Dutch land, from Dutch landnaam, from Dutch naam, from Middle Dutch nāme, from Old Dutch namo, from Proto-West Germanic namō — to name.

giờ Hợi (Vietnamese): a period of time, from 9 PM to 11 PM

Definitions

  1. a period of time, from 9 PM to 11 PM

Ancestry of “giờ Hợi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehơislightly, somewhat, a little; vapor, steam;...
2Dutchhooihay; grass intended to be used as hay, grass to...
3Dutchlandland; country; land
4DutchlandnaamUncommon form of landsnaam
5Dutchnaamname
6Middle Dutchnāme—
7Old Dutchnamoname
8Proto-West Germanicnamōname
9Proto-Germanicnamôname
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →