Where does “heo quay” come from?

heo quay (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese héo, from Proto-Vietic hɛːwʔ.

heo quay (Vietnamese): spit roast pig

Definitions

  1. spit roast pig

Ancestry of “heo quay”, step by step

heo quay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese héo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehéoto wither
2Proto-Vietichɛːwʔ—

via Vietnamese quầy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequầylow cabinet in a shop or store for displaying...
2Proto-Vietickweː—
Every word from Proto-Vietic hɛːwʔ →Every word from Vietnamese héo →