Where does “ngây thơ như con cầy tơ” come from?
ngây thơ như con cầy tơ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese còn, from French alcool, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.
ngây thơ như con cầy tơ (Vietnamese): too naive
Definitions
- too naive
Ancestry of “ngây thơ như con cầy tơ”, step by step
ngây thơ như con cầy tơ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese còn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | còn | to remain; to be left; to still have or exist; to... |
| 2 | French | alcool | alcohol, especially domestic, medical, methylated... |
| 3 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 4 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 5 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 6 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 7 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |