Where does “ngựa vằn” come from?
ngựa vằn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ván, from French valve, from Latin valva, from Proto-Italic *wolVwā-, from Proto-Indo-European *wol-ew-o-.
ngựa vằn (Vietnamese): a zebra
Definitions
- a zebra
Ancestry of “ngựa vằn”, step by step
ngựa vằn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese ván
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ván | a plank; a game |
| 2 | French | valve | valve |
| 3 | Latin | valva | double or folding door; one leaf of such doors |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *wolVwā- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *wol-ew-o- | — |