Where does “ngai vàng” come from?

ngai vàng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vàng, from French vin, from Middle French vin, from Old French vin, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

ngai vàng (Vietnamese): throne

Definitions

  1. throne

Ancestry of “ngai vàng”, step by step

ngai vàng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese vàng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevàngyellow; gold
2Frenchvinwine
3Middle Frenchvinwine
4Old Frenchvinwine
5Latinvīnumwine
6Proto-Italicwīnomwine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

via Vietnamese ngại

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengạiworried, hesitant, fearful; to fear, to be afraid
2Chinese𠊎—
3Proto-Sino-TibetanŋaI
4Proto-Sino-Tibetanl/b-ŋafive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →