Where does “ra hiệu” come from?

ra 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.

ra hiệu (Vietnamese): to make a gesture; to signal

Definitions

  1. to make a gesture; to signal

Ancestry of “ra hiệu”, step by step

ra 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 rà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseràto check
2Latinrēxking, ruler
3Proto-Italicrēksking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic keuwan →