Where does “ngã tư” come from?
ngã tư (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ngã, from Chinese 俄, from Manchu ᠣᡵᠣᠰ, from Classical Mongolian ᠣᠷᠤᠰ᠋, from Middle Mongolian 斡羅思, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
ngã tư (Vietnamese): four-way intersection; crossroads
Definitions
- four-way intersection; crossroads
Ancestry of “ngã tư”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ngã | to fall; Short for thanh ngã; an intersection |
| 2 | Chinese | 俄 | — |
| 3 | Manchu | ᠣᡵᠣᠰ | Russian |
| 4 | Classical Mongolian | ᠣᠷᠤᠰ᠋ | — |
| 5 | Middle Mongolian | 斡羅思 | — |
| 6 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 7 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | — |
| 9 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 10 | Old Norse | róðr | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |