Where does “nóng hổi” come from?

nóng hổi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nóng, from Chinese 農, from English Sino-Tibetan, from English Tibetan, from English -an, from Italian -ana, from Spanish -ana, from Latin -ana.

nóng hổi (Vietnamese): steaming hot; piping hot; boiling hot

Definitions

  1. steaming hot; piping hot; boiling hot

Ancestry of “nóng hổi”, step by step

nóng hổi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nóng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenónghot; hot-tempered; quick-tempered; irritable;...
2Chinese
3EnglishSino-TibetanOf, or relating to, both China and Tibet; Of the...
4EnglishTibetanPertaining to Tibet, the Tibetan people, culture,...
5English-anOf or pertaining to;
6Italian-ana-an, -y
7Spanish-anafeminine singular of -ano
8Latin-anainflection of -ānus: ## nominative/vocative...
9Latin-anusOf or pertaining to; -ian
10Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
11Proto-Italic*-om
12Proto-Indo-European*-oHom

via Vietnamese hơi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehơislightly, somewhat, a little; vapor, steam;...
2Dutchhooihay; grass intended to be used as hay, grass to...
3Middle Dutchhôoi
4Old Dutchhōi
5Proto-Germanichawjąhay
6Proto-Germanichawwanąto hew, to chop; to forge
7Proto-Celticsukkospig (snout)
8Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
9Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
10Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-oHomEvery word from Latin -anaEvery word from English -an