Where does “nắp bình xăng” come from?

nắp bình xăng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bình xăng, from Vietnamese xăng, from Vietnamese ét-xăng, from French essence, from Latin essentia, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί — to be.

nắp bình xăng (Vietnamese): a tank cap; a filler cap

Definitions

  1. a tank cap; a filler cap

Ancestry of “nắp bình xăng”, step by step

nắp bình xăng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bình xăng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebình xănggas tank; fuel tank; petrol tank
2Vietnamesexănggasoline, petrol
3Vietnameseét-xănggasoline, petrol
4Frenchessenceessence; petrol, gasoline; essence, essential oil
5Latinessentiaessence, being
6Latinessepresent infinitive of sum; state, condition;...
7Ancient Greekοὐσίαthat which is one's own, one's substance,...
8Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
9Proto-Hellenicehmito be
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via Vietnamese nắp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenắplid, cover
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɗəp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ehmi