Where does “nhãn hiệu” come from?

nhãn hiệu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Hiệu, from Chinese 號, from Proto-Vietic kaw, from Dutch kauwen, from Middle Dutch couwen, from Old Dutch kiuwan, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną — to chew.

nhãn hiệu (Vietnamese): brand

Definitions

  1. brand

Ancestry of “nhãn hiệu”, step by step

nhãn hiệu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Hiệu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseHiệu—
2Chinese號—
3Proto-Vietickaw—
4Dutchkauwento chew
5Middle Dutchcouwento chew
6Old Dutchkiuwanto chew
7Proto-West Germanickeuwanto chew
8Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

via Vietnamese nhãn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhãnlabel, trademark
2Vietnameselong nhãnlongan
3Chinese龍眼longan; longyan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic keuwan →