Where does “lời ong tiếng ve” come from?

lời ong tiếng ve (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vẽ, from French vé, from Occitan vei, from Occitan veire, from Latin vitrum, from Proto-Italic wedrom, from Proto-Indo-European wedro-, from Proto-Indo-European wed- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

lời ong tiếng ve (Vietnamese): unfounded rumours and malicious gossip

Definitions

  1. unfounded rumours and malicious gossip

Ancestry of “lời ong tiếng ve”, step by step

lời ong tiếng ve traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese vẽ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevẽto draw; to paint; to contrive
2FrenchThe name of the Latin-script letter V; calf; API!
3Occitanvei
4Occitanveireto see
5Latinvitrumglass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;...
6Proto-Italicwedromglass
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwedro-water-like
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Vietnamese ông

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseônggrandfather; grandpa; Sir; Mr; you, my...
2Proto-Vieticʔɔːŋhoney bee
3Proto-Mon-Khmerʔuŋwasp; hornet

via Vietnamese tiếng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetiếngvoice; sound; language
2Middle Chinesesound, voice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-