Where does “mòng két” come from?
mòng két (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese két, from French caisse, from Middle French caisse, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
mòng két (Vietnamese): teal (kind of bird)
Definitions
- teal (kind of bird)
Ancestry of “mòng két”, step by step
mòng két traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese két
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | két | parrot; safe; strongbox; coffer; lockbox; case |
| 2 | French | caisse | box, crate; cash register; checkout |
| 3 | Middle French | caisse | chest |
| 4 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 5 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 6 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Vietnamese móng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | móng | nail |
| 2 | Vietnamese | 孟 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | maŋ | big; old; elder |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k) | — |