Where does “kếch xù” come from?
kếch xù (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xứ, from French sou, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.
kếch xù (Vietnamese): huge; enormous; colossal
Definitions
- huge; enormous; colossal
Ancestry of “kếch xù”, step by step
kếch xù traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese xứ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | xứ | a land |
| 2 | French | sou | sou; money; cash; cent |
| 3 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |
via Vietnamese kếch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | kếch | huge; enormous |