Where does “hoang vắng” come from?
hoang vắng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vàng, from French vin, from Middle French vin, from Old French vin, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
hoang vắng (Vietnamese): deserted; desolate; uninhabited
Definitions
- deserted; desolate; uninhabited
Ancestry of “hoang vắng”, step by step
hoang vắng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese vàng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | vàng | yellow; gold |
| 2 | French | vin | wine |
| 3 | Middle French | vin | wine |
| 4 | Old French | vin | wine |
| 5 | Latin | vīnum | wine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wīnom | wine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |
via Vietnamese Hoàng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Hoàng | — |