Where does “nhạc vàng” come from?
nhạc 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,...
nhạc vàng (Vietnamese): “golden music” a form of popular Vietnamese music from the 1950s to the 1970s
Definitions
- “golden music” a form of popular Vietnamese music from the 1950s to the 1970s
Ancestry of “nhạc vàng”, step by step
nhạc vàng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese vàng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | vàng | yellow; gold |
| 2 | French | vin | wine |
| 3 | Middle French | vin | wine |
| 4 | Old French | vin | wine |
| 5 | Latin | vīnum | wine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wīnom | wine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |
via Vietnamese nhạc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | nhạc | music |