Where does “lớn” come from?
lớn (Vietnamese) comes from French galon, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
lớn (Vietnamese): big; large; grown-up; adult; great; grand
Definitions
- big; large; grown-up; adult; great; grand
Ancestry of “lớn”, step by step
lớn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French galon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | galon | braid; stripe |
| 2 | Latin | galum | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *galla | — |
| 4 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via Proto-Vietic *lɔːn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | *lɔːn | — |