Where does “lan toả” come from?
lan toả (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese toà, from French toi, from Middle French toi, from Old French tei, from Latin tē, from Latin tū, from Proto-Italic tū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
lan toả (Vietnamese): to be pervasive
Ancestry of “lan toả”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | toà | Short for toà án; your Honor |
| 2 | French | toi | You |
| 3 | Middle French | toi | Alternative form of toy |
| 4 | Old French | tei | Alternative form of toi |
| 5 | Latin | tē | — |
| 6 | Latin | tū | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tū | you |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |