Where does “rơ” come from?

rơ (Vietnamese) comes from French jeu, from Old French geu, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

rơ (Vietnamese): to rub to wipe clean or to apply a substance

Definitions

  1. to rub to wipe clean or to apply a substance

Ancestry of “rơ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjeugame; play; set
2Old Frenchgeugame
3Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
4Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

Words derived from “rơ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yokos →Every word from Proto-Italic jokos →
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