Where does “mũ cánh chuồn” come from?
mũ cánh chuồn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cảnh, from Proto-Vietic *t-kɛːŋʔ, from Proto-Turkic kaŋ — father.
mũ cánh chuồn (Vietnamese): a kind of hat worn by mandarins
Definitions
- a kind of hat worn by mandarins
Ancestry of “mũ cánh chuồn”, step by step
mũ cánh chuồn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese cảnh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | cảnh | scenery; view; landscape; scene; state;... |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | *t-kɛːŋʔ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | kaŋ | father |
via Vietnamese mù
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mù | blind; blinding |
via Vietnamese chuồn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chuồn | to blow (to leave), to decamp, to get out, to escape |