Where does “lạnh ngắt” come from?
lạnh ngắt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Lạnh, from French lin, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
lạnh ngắt (Vietnamese): very cold
Definitions
- very cold
Ancestry of “lạnh ngắt”, step by step
lạnh ngắt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese Lạnh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Lạnh | — |
| 2 | French | lin | linen; flax |
| 3 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
via Vietnamese ngắt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ngắt | to pick |