Where does “hai chấm” come from?

hai chấm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hái, from English Hi, from English high, from Middle English heigh, from Old English hēah, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz — to be lying down; to settle.

hai chấm (Vietnamese): colon

Definitions

  1. colon

Ancestry of “hai chấm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseháito pluck a plant or piece of fruit for later...
2EnglishHia short form of Hiram
3EnglishhighElevated, extending above a base or average...
4Middle Englishheighhigh; Alternative form of hey; Alternative form...
5Old Englishhēahhigh, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime,...
6Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
7Proto-West Germanichaimhome
8Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-