Where does “lớn lên” come from?

lớn lên (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lên, from French laine, from Middle French laine, from Old French lainne, from Latin lāna, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

lớn lên (Vietnamese): to grow up

Definitions

  1. to grow up

Ancestry of “lớn lên”, step by step

lớn lên traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese lên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselênto go up, come up, rise; to be or reach a certain...
2Frenchlainewool
3Middle Frenchlaine
4Old Frenchlainne
5Latinlānawool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Vietnamese lớn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselớnbig; large; grown-up; adult; great; grand
2Frenchgalonbraid; stripe
3Latingalum
4Vulgar Latin*galla
5Gaulishgallāvessel
6Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂Every word from Latin lāna
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