Where does “kêu ca” come from?

kêu ca (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cá, from French quart, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

kêu ca (Vietnamese): to complain, to grumble

Definitions

  1. to complain, to grumble

Ancestry of “kêu ca”, step by step

kêu ca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecáfish; to bet
2Frenchquartfourth; quarter; shift
3Latinquārtusfourth
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Vietnamese kêu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekêuto call, to cry; call
2Proto-Vietickeːwto call
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →