Where does “ngay cả” come from?

ngay cả (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cá, from French quart, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

ngay cả (Vietnamese): even; even if

Definitions

  1. even; even if

Ancestry of “ngay cả”, step by step

ngay cả traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecáfish; to bet
2Frenchquartfourth; quarter; shift
3Latinquārtusfourth
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Vietnamese ngày

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengàyday; date; daytime
2Proto-Vietict-ŋarʔto snore
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →