Where does “phòng” come from?
phòng (Vietnamese) comes from English font, from Middle French fonte, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere, from Latin fundo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.
phòng (Vietnamese): room; ward; chamber
Definitions
- room; ward; chamber
Ancestry of “phòng”, step by step
phòng traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English font
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | font | A receptacle in a church for holy water,... |
| 2 | Middle French | fonte | — |
| 3 | Old French | fondre | to melt |
| 4 | Latin | fundere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 5 | Latin | fundo | I pour out, shed; I rout, scatter; I found, make... |
| 6 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Proto-Sino-Tibetan poŋ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | poŋ | raft; float |
| 2 | Proto-Great Andamanese | *pəŋ | — |
via French fond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fond | back; bottom; fund; funding |