Where does “gu” come from?

gu (Vietnamese) comes from French goût, from Middle French goust, from Old French goust, from Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic gustus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

gu (Vietnamese): taste, set of preferences

Definitions

  1. taste, set of preferences

Ancestry of “gu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgoûttaste, flavour; taste, discrimination; taste
2Middle Frenchgousttaste; flavor
3Old Frenchgousttaste; flavor
4Latingustustaste
5Proto-Italicgustustaste
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus →Every word from Proto-Italic gustus →