Where does “lặng thinh” come from?
lặng thinh (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.
lặng thinh (Vietnamese): to keep quiet; to keep one's mouth shut; to hold one's tongue; to not say a word
Definitions
- to keep quiet; to keep one's mouth shut; to hold one's tongue; to not say a word
Ancestry of “lặng thinh”, step by step
lặng thinh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese làng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | làng | village; circles; world |
| 2 | French | flan | baked custard tart; coin die |
| 3 | Old French | flaon | flan |
| 4 | Late Latin | fladonem | — |
| 5 | Latin | fladō | — |
| 6 | Frankish | flaþō | flat-cake; flat cake; thin fried batter cake,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₂t- | broad, flat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |