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Where does “im lặng” come from?

im lặng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese làng, from French flan, from Old French flaon, from Late Latin fladonem, from Latin fladō, from Frankish flaþō, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂t-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

im lặng (Vietnamese): to be silent; to be quiet; Silence! Be quiet!

Definitions

  1. to be silent; to be quiet; Silence! Be quiet!

Ancestry of “im lặng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselàngvillage; circles; world
2Frenchflanbaked custard tart; coin die
3Old Frenchflaonflan
4Late Latinfladonem—
5Latinfladō—
6Frankishflaþōflat-cake; flat cake; thin fried batter cake,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂t-broad, flat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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