Where does “phông” come from?

phông (Vietnamese) comes from French fond, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

phông (Vietnamese): background; font

Definitions

  1. background; font

Ancestry of “phông”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfondback; bottom; fund; funding
2Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →