Where does “gu dông” come from?

gu dông (Vietnamese) comes from French goujon, from French gouge, from Old French gouge, from Late Latin gubia, from Latin gulbia, from Gaulish gulbiā, from Proto-Celtic gulbā — beak.

gu dông (Vietnamese): stud bolt

Definitions

  1. stud bolt

Ancestry of “gu dông”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgoujongudgeon; dowel, pin
2Frenchgougegouge; female servant; prostitute
3Old Frenchgougegouge; woman
4Late Latingubiachisel
5Latingulbiapiercer, chisel
6Gaulishgulbiā—
7Proto-Celticgulbābeak
Every word from Proto-Celtic gulbā →